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Emily is an award-winning experimental filmmaker and editor with an interest in geography, hybrid formats, and collaborative practices. Their directorial work has been screened at film festivals and theaters internationally, and is being distributed by platforms including the Criterion Channel, Grasshopper Films, and PBS. Her films have been utilized in partnership with organizations working towards environmental sustainability, queer and trans liberation, and an anti-racist future.

This impressionist hybrid documentary traces the oyster through its many life cycles in New York, once the world's oyster capital. Now their specter haunts the city through queer characters embodying ancient myth, discovering the overlooked history and biology of the bivalve that built the city. As environmentalists restore them to the harbor, Holding Back the Tide looks to the oyster as a queer icon, entangled with nature, with much to teach about our continued survival.
  • Year
    2024
  • Runtime
    81 minutes
  • Language
    English
  • Country
    United States
  • Premiere
    World Premiere - DOC NYC 2023
  • Director
    Emily Packer
  • Screenwriter
    Emily Packer & Josh Margolis
  • Producer
    Emily Packer, Josh Margolis, Trey Tetreault, Ben Still, Liz Beeson
  • Co-Producer
    Julia Lewis
  • Editor
    Lindsey Phillips & Ben Still
  • Composer
    Abby Swidler & Melissa Guion
  • Sound Design
    Kaija Siirala
  • Music
    Ben Wittkugel (Ploeg Arts) & STEMS Group
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