Anima
Rämö Lau
The film Anima follows the perspective of a primate researching life through books. The views come closer, and crawl under the skin. This associative animation piece combines personal and archival material, exploring distance, physical presence, and connection. It examines the relationships between living organisms, their environments, memory, and the past, revealing how presence is shaped through connection.
Production Year
2024
Duration
00:13:23
Tyyppi
Asiasana
biodiversity, empathising, empathy, environment, evolution, hands, media art, primates, stop motion-animation, time
Original Title
Anima
English Title
Anima
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Sound
Yes
Cast
Lau Rämö (Author), Lau Rämö (Cinematographer), Martin Jäger (Composer), Lau Rämö (Director), Lau Rämö (Editor), Lau Rämö (Producer), Lau Rämö (Script), Martin Jäger (Sound Design), Suomen Kulttuurirahasto (Funder), Koneen säätiö (Funder)
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Lau Rämö (b. 1989) is a Helsinki-based media artist. Their work often emerges from rethinking post-anthropocentric existence, engaging with play and participation in a diverse, multispecies world. Rämö holds a Master of Arts degree from Aalto University (2020) and has worked as an exhibiting artist, photographer, and filmmaker since 2015.