The Eternal Sleep of The Man
Anna-Mari Nousiainen
The Eternal Sleep of the Man is a collaborative film by Sami Sänpäkkilä and Anna-Mari Nousiainen. The film depicts magical realism and seeks solace in our urban environment. In the passage titled #suomineito (Finnish maiden) a woman in blue clothes and blue hair hangs upside down from a rope in a tree. In the passage Kultasuu (Goldmouth) Nousiainen cuts her hair in the middle of a golden glitter rain and in another passage a man reads a burning book and sings of hope. The work is available as a nine minute short film with surround sound or as a 15 channel installation with two stereo audio channels.
Production Year
2018
Duration
00:09:15
Type
Tags
conceptual art,
experimental films,
installations (works of art),
political art,
surrealism,
symbolism
Original Title
Ihmisen ikuinen uni
Finnish Title
Ihmisen ikuinen uni
English Title
The Eternal Sleep of The Man
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Anna-Mari Nousiainen (Author), Sami Sänpäkkilä (Author), Valtteri Piira (Cinematographer), Sami Sänpäkkilä (Cinematographer), Anna-Mari Nousiainen (Cinematographer), Sami Sänpäkkilä (Composer), Sami Sänpäkkilä (Director), Anna-Mari Nousiainen (Director), Anna-Mari Nousiainen (Editor), Sami Sänpäkkilä (Editor), Sami Sänpäkkilä (Producer), Anna-Mari Nousiainen (Producer), Sami Sänpäkkilä (Script), Anna-Mari Nousiainen (Script), Samuli Ala-Lahti (Sound Design), Ville Pirinen (Actor), Diina Bukareva (Actor), Essi Rossi (Actor), Netta Lempiäinen (Actor), Reetta Turtiainen (Actor), Laura Laukkanen (Actor), Anu Nousiainen (Actor), Paula Nousiainen (Actor), Suomen Kulttuurirahasto (Funder), Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Funder)
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Anna-Mari Nousiainen is a failed filmmaker, mediocre artist, sad boss, and a feeler of feelings. Nousiainen is a post-teen located in Oulu Finland. Her works derive from body horror, digital chaos, sexuality, thirst, dreams, social media, and the longing for freedom. At the core of her works are an endless orgy of emotions, the study of embarrassment and the periphery of memories.
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