The Presence
Koivumäki Juhani
14 people meditated eyes open in the studio conditions for 20 minutes. The director chose a specific excerpt from each meditation. The documentary short film “The presence” depicts meditation as an experience that unites people extending the unity into the viewers. Meditation can also be meditated.
Production Year
2019
Duration
00:09:37
Tyyppi
Asiasana
documentarism, experimental films, human relations, meditation, religion and religions, spirituality
Original Title
Läsnäolo
Finnish Title
Läsnäolo
English Title
The Presence
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Sound
Yes
Cast
Juhani Koivumäki (Author), Toni Pasanen (Cinematographer), Juhani Koivumäki (Director), Juhani Koivumäki (Editor), Juhani Koivumäki (Producer), Juhani Koivumäki (Script), Tuomas Alatalo (Sound Design), Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Funder), AVEK (Funder), Pauli Tapola (Other ), Elokuvaosuuskunta Lunafilms (Production Company)
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Juhani Koivumäki (b. 1981) received his MFA degree from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki in 2008, a Masters of Theology from the University of Helsinki in 2021, and a Masters of Buddhist Studies from the University of Hong Kong in 2022. With his film and media art colleagues, Koivumäki founded the Film Co-operative Paraika in 2016.
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