Garden of Death
Viitahuhta Marja
An eight year old girl spends a day at the cemetery, taking care of the garden of death.
Production Year
2013
Duration
00:19:45
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Kuoleman puutarha
Finnish Title
Kuoleman puutarha
English Title
Garden of Death
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Marja Viitahuhta (Author), Marko Luukkonen (Cinematographer), Marja Viitahuhta (Composer), Dunja Saiyar (Composer), Marja Viitahuhta (Director), Marja Viitahuhta (Editor), Azar Saiyar (Editor), Marja Viitahuhta (Script), Dunja Saiyar (Actor), Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Funder), AVEK (Funder), Koneen säätiö (Funder), Tuukka Haapakorpi (Sound)
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Marja Viitahuhta (formerly Mikkonen) is a Helsinki-based media artist and filmmaker who grew up in the Inari region. Her works range from films, performances and installations to photography and collage. She holds a BA degree in performance art from the Turku Polytechnic Arts Academy and an MFA degree from the Finnish Academy of Fine Arts. She has been awarded internationally at Cannes (Cinéfondation), Stuttgarter Filmwinter, Mediawave and L’Alternativa film festivals. Viitahuhta often bases her experimental works on documentary methods such as usage of archive material and found images as well as interviews. Viitahuhta has collaborated with musicians Ánnámáret (Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman), Ilkka Heinonen and Turkka Inkilä since 2019. The working group is initiated by Ánnámáret.
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