Looking for Mr. Blue

Mäkelä Mia

Looking for Mr. Blue is an experimental documentary-animation that reflects on the sensorial and cultural experiences of a GPS-tracked Fennoscandian lesser White-fronted goose on his migration route across Europe. What landmarks might Mr. Blue recognize and remember? What might the world look and taste like from a goose's point of view?

Production Year
2020
Duration
00:06:35
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Looking for Mr. Blue
Finnish Title

Looking for Mr. Blue

English Title

Looking for Mr. Blue

Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Mia Mäkelä (Author), Mia Mäkelä (Cinematographer), Morris Claramunt Rodrigo (Composer), Mia Mäkelä (Director), Mia Mäkelä (Editor), Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Funder), Seinäjoen taidehalli (Funder), Mia Mäkelä (Script), Morris Claramunt Rodrigo (Sound Design), Mia Mäkelä (Sound Design)
Mia Mäkelä works with audiovisual performance, documentary and development projects. She graduated from Tampere School of Arts and Communications in 1996 and from the University of Art and Design Helsinki in 2006. Mäkelä is internationally acclaimed for her trajectory in the field of live cinema. She has shown her work and lectured all over the globe, including The Tate Britain in London, Ars Electronica in Linz, Contemporary Art Museum Kiasma in Helsinki, Transmediale in Berlin, Konzerthaus in Vienna, USC in Los Angeles, USP in Sao Paolo, National Museum of Women in the Arts in Washington, Festival do Rio de Janeiro, Ex Teresa Arte Actual Museum in Mexico City, BANFF Centre in Alberta, Canada and CaixaForum in Barcelona.