‘In the Waves’ Finds Peace and Wisdom in the Waves of Cape Breton Island

Camden International Film Festival

Jacquelyn Mills’s portrait of her grandmother is at once abstract and intimate.

Joan Alma Mills sits with her husband at a small table in their Nova Scotia home. The exposed wood wall features framed images of fishermen, boats and other scenes of local life. “Eat that,” she says, pointing to the bit of fish that he’s lef…