For “In the Alcove, at the Place” Davis went back to the alcove (a private place in her room) and the place (the four corners of an intersection in Toronto, consisting of a house, two grocery stories, and a coin wash) every couple of weeks for nine months. In her alcove she filmed herself sitting in a chair; at the place she filmed aspects of its everyday life, making discoveries about it and becoming friendly with some of its inhabitants. In both alcove and place, there is change but also repetition. Among other things, the film concerns her growing familiarity with the people at the place, and her discoveries about how to make the film. “It’s a sophisticated home-movie, dealing with a room and a neighbourhood, but so carefully thought-out… that it transcends playfulness, but retains the innocence of Super 8.” – Catherine Russell, Innis Herald
