Director, Michael Rubbo ; editing, Michael Rubbo ; producer, Michael Rubbo, Barrie Howells ; executive producer, Barrie Howells ; screenplay, Michael Rubbo, Merrily Weisbord ; cinematography, Andreas Poulsson, Zoe Dirse ; sound, Andy McBrearty, Ingrid Cusiel ; sound editing, Stephan Steinhouse ; re-recording, Hans Peter Strobl.

Recorded 1984.

Canadian author Margaret Atwood has achieved distinction internationally as both a poet and a novelist. Yet she remains one of Canada's most elusive literary figures. In a quiet encounter on Atwood's island retreat, the film's director seeks to discover what shapes this celebrated writer's fiction, and what motivates her characters. He finds instead that for Margaret Atwood, an enigmatic distance separates the life of her art from the art of her life.

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Description based on online resource; title from title screen (National Film Board of Canada, viewed 2023-08-10).