Beginning an Ending
Ruscica Jani
The space of a film studio is like a blank canvas that becomes a stage for people’s visions of the future. Seven characters recount future events, revealing in the process the very nature and fragility of image construction. The future can, in the end, only reflect the present. The past and images created by the media affect how we perceive what’s to come.
Production Year
2009
Duration
00:16:30
Tyyppi
Asiasana
capitalism, cinema (art forms), documentarism, documentary films, dystopias, ethics, experimental films, fiction, future, human rights, media art, personal narrative, video art, warfare
Original Title
Lopun alkuja
Finnish Title
Lopun alkuja
English Title
Beginning an Ending
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound
Yes
Cast
Jani Ruscica (Author), Jani Ruscica (Director), Jenni Aarniala (Editor), Jani Ruscica (Editor), Askel tuotannot Ky (Producer), Jani Ruscica (Producer), Anu Keränen (Camera), Piia Andell / AVEK (Funder), Sari Volanen / Yleisradio Oy (Funder), Miia Haavisto / Suomen elokuvasäätiö (Funder), Juhana Hirvonen (Set Designer), Anne Tolkkinen (Sound Design)
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Jani Ruscica is an artist working with video, photography, sculpture and other media. Ruscica is based in Helsinki and was educated at Chelsea College of Art and Design in London and at the Academy of Fine Art in Helsinki. Ruscica's self reflexive works explore the intersection between cinema, video art, theatre and performance. Ruscica has worked with scientists, theatre makers and street performers. Recent exhibitions include Casino Luxembourg, 5th Momentum Biennial in Moss, Norway (2009) and Bonniers Konsthall in Stockholm (2009), Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma in Helsinki (2009), as well as screenings in institutions such as Centre Pompidou in Paris, TATE Modern in London and MoMA in New York.
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