teeth
Koskinen Ville
In popular culture, the escalator has been depicted as a path to the afterlife. teeth portrays the metro station's escalators as an intermediate space and peeks to the other side of the conveyor - to the engine room where the workers who maintain the machinery are having lunch.
Production Year
2024
Duration
00:09:45
Tyyppi
Asiasana
16 mm films, conveyor systems, death, escalators, human agency, life after death, liminality, machineries, machines, media art, metro stations, near-death experiences, railway traffic, railways, urban space
Original Title
hampaat
Finnish Title
hampaat
English Title
teeth
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Sound
Yes
Cast
Ville Koskinen (Author), Ville Koskinen (Cinematographer), Antti Kainulainen (Composer), Ville Koskinen (Director), Ville Koskinen (Editor), Kuvataideakatemia (Producer), Ville Koskinen (Script), Antti Kainulainen (Sound Design), Aleksandr Tikka (Actor), Georges Benissan (Actor), Rae Renvall (Actor), Daniel Markaka (Actor), Kuvataideakatemia (Funder)
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Ville Koskinen’s works have been described as adventure films where the adventure never begins. Everlasting battles and emotions are ongoing themes in his work. His films have been screened and awarded internationally.