Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow
Taanila Mika
A film about the rise and fall of the plastic Futuro House, a "Space Age" utopia that almost came true.
Production Year
1998
Duration
00:29:00
Tyyppi
Asiasana
architecture, archival materials, buildings, design, documentarism, documentary films, fashion, futurism, interviews, materials, media art, numbers, plastic, products, science, short films, unindentified flying objects, utopias, video art
Original Title
Futuro
Finnish Title
Futuro – tulevaisuuden olotila
English Title
Futuro – A New Stance for Tomorrow
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Mika Taanila (Author), Jussi Eerola (Cinematographer), Mika Taanila (Editor), Dick Hyman (Music), 101 Strings (Music), Ektroverde (Music), Kinotar Oy (Producer), Lasse Saarinen (Producer), Mika Taanila (Script), Marko Home (Script), Mika Taanila (Director), Kari Juusonen (Set Designer), Olli Huhtanen (Sound Design)
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Mika Taanila (s. 1965) is a filmmaker and visual artist based in Helsinki, Finland. He works with documentaries, experimental film and visual arts. Human engineering, utopias, failures and man-machines are recurring themes in his films and installations. Taanila’s works have been shown at major international group shows, such as Venice Biennale (Nordic Pavilion 2017), Aichi Triennale (2013), dOCUMENTA (2012), Shanghai Biennale (2006), Berlin Biennale (2004), Manifesta (2002) and Istanbul Biennial (2001). Solo shows include the Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki (2013–14), Contemporary Art Museum St. Louis (2013), TENT, Rotterdam (2013) and Galleria Heino, Helsinki (2010). Taanila’s short films have been screened altogether at more than 300 international film festivals and special events. In 2015, Taanila was awarded with the prestigious Ars Fennica Award, the biggest Finnish art award.
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