Even a Dead Star Can Be a Lighthouse
Ångerman Maria
What might declining oxygen levels bring about at the edge of the Baltic Sea? Informed by symbiosis and the plasticity of aquatic life, the film meditates on the coping mechanisms of submerged organisms as they respond to shifting environmental conditions.
Production Year
2025
Duration
00:11:30
Tyyppi
Asiasana
anthropocene, aquatic plants, climate changes, coping, eutrophication, films (photography materials), marine animals, marine ecology, media art, resilience, respiration, symbiosis
Original Title
Even a Dead Star Can Be a Lighthouse
English Title
Even a Dead Star Can Be a Lighthouse
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Maria Ångerman (Author), Maria Ångerman (Cinematographer), Maria Ångerman (Composer), Maria Ångerman (Director), Maria Ångerman (Editor), Maria Ångerman (Producer), Sergio González Cuervo (Sound Design), Maria Ångerman (Copyright Holder), Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Funder), Parallel Productions (Funder), Svenska Kulturfonden (Funder), Svenska litteratursällskapet i Finland (Funder)
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Maria Ångerman is known for her immersive works exploring the human relationship with the natural world, with a focus on liminality. Central to her practice is the intention to coexist and collaborate with other species, while addressing themes of loss, adaptation, and transformation. She earned a master’s degree from the Netherlands Film Academy in 2014. Her films have been screened at international film and media art festivals, galleries and museums.
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