‘Although all should journey by way of the darkish facet, we should at all times hold the sunny facet in view.’
In 1971, the Canadian filmmakers Martin Duckworth and Pat Crawley got down to shoot a scene centred round a small airplane in flight, piloted by the Canadian stunt pilot Ross Harold Wanamaker. The proceedings turned tragic, nonetheless, when the airplane, carrying Wanamaker and Crawley, spiralled uncontrolled and crashed, leaving Wanamaker lifeless and Crawley severely injured. The ensuing quick documentary Accident (1973) captures the crash as filmed by Duckworth, who was on the bottom with a digicam, in addition to Crawley’s expertise within the months that adopted. Recovering after the crash, Crawley finds himself in what he describes as a perpetually ‘stoned’ state – with philosophical ideas buzzing in his head, and a newfound acceptance of the inevitability of demise.
