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Cinema Muzeul Țăranului -
Thursday, March 29, 2018 - 18:00
Cinema Elvire Popesco -
Sunday, April 1, 2018 - 18:00
Written by:
Jaana Kokko
Cast:
Riikka Hänninen, Anniina Latikka, Marianne Tenhami, Joose Ojala, Jari Gusev, Markus Tihumäki
Cinematography:
Jarkko Virtanen
Editing:
Jaana Kokko
Sound:
Joonatan Hietanen
Music:
Joose Ojala, Riikka Hänninen
Producer:
Jaana Kokko
World Premiere
Using landscape as a starting point, Jaana Kokko embarks on an analysis of its meanings and political perceptions. There is the Romantic Western European landscape, as it appears on the 19th century backdrops of theatre stages. Then the colonial era sets in, depicted in the film by the illustrations in a popular children's book about the voyage of an elephant to a utopian civilized European city. The main layer in the cinematic construction though is the presence of a group of people who act as guides. And because they are visually impaired and therefore can "see" only with their hands, a question promptly pops up: How would the urban landscape look like, if our decisions were based on touch, sound and temperature instead of visual appearance? (Adina Marin, BIEFF 2018)
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Contact:
jaana.kokko[at]jaanakokko[dot]com
Filmmaker's statement:
In my work I am interested not only in the exploration of the expressive and historical aspects of art, but I find it equally important to understand and be aware of the fact that a finished piece of art and the act of displaying it publicly are political comments. (Jaana Kokko)
In my work I am interested not only in the exploration of the expressive and historical aspects of art, but I find it equally important to understand and be aware of the fact that a finished piece of art and the act of displaying it publicly are political comments. (Jaana Kokko)