Greener Grass
Keski-Korsu Mari
Greener Grass is a documentary about a cross-Atlantic sea travel following the historical Finnish immigration routes to the US. It features interviews with Finnish-Americans in many generations. Can we learn from history in order to meet the challenges of today's immigration?
Production Year
2011
Duration
00:18:18
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Greener Grass
Finnish Title
Vihreämpää ruohoa
English Title
Greener Grass
Production Countries
Finland,United States
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound
Yes
Cast
Mari Keski-Korsu (Author), Mari Keski-Korsu (Director), Mari Keski-Korsu (Editor), Mari Keski-Korsu (Producer), Mari Keski-Korsu (Camera), Mari Keski-Korsu (Concept), Mari Keski-Korsu (Sound)
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Mari Keski-Korsu is a transdisciplinary artist. She holds an MA from University of Arts and Design Helsinki and BA in visual arts from Polytechnic of Western Lapland. She explores how ecological and socio-economical changes are manifested in people’s everyday life and her works often have a societal or political nature. Keski-Korsu’s practise contains interventions, documentary, performance, virtual worlds, photography, live visualisations and installations as well as mixtures of these. The works has been exhibited in Europe and in several other countries around the world.
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