Heartbeats
Heinonen Helka
A poem about heartbeats, blood, whales and birds. Heartbeats is a fragmentary story of growing up, which moves from feelings of dread by a seemingly empty basin of water to imagining and listening to non-human animals, breathing with them.
Production Year
2024
Duration
00:20:55
Tyyppi
Asiasana
adulthood, birds, blood, blood circulation, childhood, growth, heart, identity (mental objects), marine animals, media art, parenthood, perception, remembrance, senses, sharks, whales, youth
Original Title
Heartbeats
English Title
Heartbeats
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Helka Heinonen (Author), Joonas Kiviharju (Cinematographer), Laura Naukkarinen (Composer), Matti Bye (Composer), Helka Heinonen (Director), Helka Heinonen (Editor), Helka Heinonen (Producer), Teemu Lehmusruusu / Telling Tree (Producer), Helka Heinonen (Script), Jyri Pirinen (Sound Design), Teemu Lehmusruusu (Copyright Holder), Iiris Torvalds (Actor), Kirsti Tuokko (Actor), Leonardo Hiltunen-Capitao (Actor), Piia Hiltunen (Actor), Stella Massa (Actor), Ruut Neves (Actor), AVEK (Funder), Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Funder)
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Helka Heinonen
Born: 1982
Helka Heinonen is a visual artist and filmmaker whose works combine both narrative and experimental elements. She is especially interested in themes of growth, identity, other species, environment, memory, and human connections. Her films have been presented in galleries and screened at festivals.