Tellement une belle façon de relaxer en ces temps difficiles.
This substack is devoted to urbanism and I am going to stretch this concept far enough to include in the definition what humans do with their natural habitat. It’s my substack, I make the rules. And in the video above we do talk about how humans have historically treated this natural beauty with the respect it deserves even as they built a playground for rich people in parts of it.
Also? We really need a break from [gestures widely] all of the things, and what better way to do that than to enjoy a lovely boat ride on fantastically beautiful lakes?
At 9 pm on April 20 on TVO you’ll be able to watch TRIPPING the Muskokas, an incredibly restful and gorgeous documentary about — you guessed it! — tripping three of the numerous Muskoka Lakes.
Shots from the production of TRIPPING the Muskokas.
I got early access to the film and I can guarantee you it’s therapeutic. The way it’s filmed, with minimal dialogue and no narration, allows you to hear all the sounds you’d hear if you were right there in the boat. It is purposefully slow, with very few cutaways. It is meant to be immersive and relaxing. The exact opposite of TikTok.
I’ll let you find out more about the film from the interview I did with Mitch Azaria, the series’ executive producer. I asked him where he’d gotten the idea of making such slow and soothing films and you’ll find more information here about the Norwegian “slow TV” trend he mentions.
I did not know the first in the Tripping series was about the Rideau Canal. I shall have a word with my research department. I guess I’ll just have to make up for lost time by watching this one twice.
La série TRIPPING est en anglais, pour une chaîne de télévision anglophone, et pourtant on peut savourer ces documentaires hors du commun justement parce qu’il n’y a aucune narration et des dialogues ma foi très minimes.
Le clou du spectacle, c’est la nature. Dans le cas du prochain épisode de la série, qui sera diffusé à 21h le 20 avril sur TVO, trois lacs de la région Muskoka, au nord de Toronto.
C’est d’une beauté et d’une tranquillité incomparables. Quelque chose à laisser jouer en sourdine, histoire de se récurer l’âme après des semaines de politiques et toute la marde reliée à la menace orange que l’on sait. Je vous le recommande fortement.
