Karuizawa (Happy Birthday John)
Saraste Paula
Karuizawa (Happy Birthday John) is a short film about an attempt to meet John Lennon in Japan. The soundtrack features a partly AI-generated phone conversation between one of the filmmakers and John Lennon. They discuss their secret love affair and arrange a meeting in Karuizawa.
Production Year
2025
Duration
00:19:18
Tyyppi
Asiasana
anachronism, artificial intelligence, fandom, landscape, media art, popular culture, telephone calls
Original Title
Karuizawa (Happy Birthday John)
English Title
Karuizawa (Happy Birthday John)
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Paula Saraste (Author), Paula Saraste (Cinematographer), Paula Saraste (Director), Aarni Vaarnamo (Director), Paula Saraste (Editor), Aarni Vaarnamo (Editor), Elokuvaosuuskunta Paraika (Producer), Paula Saraste (Script), Aarni Vaarnamo (Script), Jarkko Kela (Sound Design), Paula Saraste (Actor), AVEK (Funder)
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Paula Saraste works with film, photography and performance. Thematically, her work often relates to the collapse of rationality, fear, control, and identity. She explores the human experience and being through moving image. The different levels of dream and unknown are often weaved into the narration of her works. Saraste has graduated from the University of Helsinki and the Academy of Arts in Finland and participated in solo and group exhibitions in Finland and abroad.