Borrowed Time
A woman finds peace during the pandemic in her solitary routine as the innkeeper of an historic Bay Area lighthouse. As her time on the island draws to an end and a return to the world she left behind beckons, life on the island raises larger questions about the nature of our relationship to time, loss, work, and home.
Co-Directors / Producers - Palmer Morse & Derek Knowles
Featuring - Desiree Heveroh
Cinematography - Palmer Morse & Derek Knowles
Editor - Palmer morse
Sound Design - Matt Mikkelsen
Colorist - Alice Abrams
Music - Eluvium
Executive Producers - Celia Aniskovich & Jason Anderson
A Spruce Tone Production
Official Selection:
DC Environmental Film Festival
DOCLANDS
Anchorage International Film Festival
Wild & Scenic Film Festival
Tacoma Film Festival
Coast Film Festival
Poppy Jasper Film Festival
Drunken Film Festival Oakland
Bolinas Film Festival
About Palmer Morse and Derek Knowles:
Palmer Morse is a multi-disciplinary, award-winning filmmaker and co-founder of Spruce Tone, working between Portland, Maine and Oakland, California. His work focuses on human stories and our connection to the planet, collaborating with nonprofits, organizations, and brands to translate their missions into powerful visual stories. His films have been featured by National Geographic, PBS, The New York Times, and at festivals internationally, earning honors including a Webby Award, Vimeo’s “Best of the Year” nomination, and multiple Telly Awards.
Derek Knowles is a documentary filmmaker and cinematographer whose work often explores the intersection of people and planet. His films have been supported by the Tribeca Film Institute, Kartemquin Films, the Berkeley Film Foundation, and California Humanities, featured as multiple Vimeo Staff picks and on Short of the Week, and have appeared on The New Yorker, The Atlantic, PBS, Frontline, and Aeon, as well as festivals around the world.
