The Reading Circle
Jaana Kokko
Four women meet in a Helsinki apartment to discuss the meanings they attach to the term 'political'. Through their monologues and the intellectual discussion based on Hannah Arendt's thinking, the women define the image of a political individual and a political woman: What does political mean? What should womanly political be? Is it possible to attain revolutionism that transcends generations and redefine political?
Production Year
2010
Duration
00:32:30
Type
Genre
Tags
documentary films,
elderly,
human relations,
human rights,
interviews,
lyric poetry,
memories (mental objects),
philosophy,
political art,
sexuality,
stories,
symbolism,
women
Original Title
Lukupiiri
Finnish Title
Lukupiiri
English Title
The Reading Circle
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
16:9
Sound
Yes
Cast
Jaana Kokko (Author), Martin Jäger (Cinematographer), Jaana Kokko (Editor), Jaana Kokko (Producer), Jaana Kokko (Script), Samy Kramer (Audio Editor), Netta Keski-Levijoki (Cast), Janina Bergman (Cast), Annikki Yrjänäinen (Cast), Amira Khalifa (Cast), Alina Kulo (Cast), Martin Jäger (Color Grading), Samy Kramer (Sound Mixer)
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Jaana Kokko is an artist living currently in Espoo, Finland. Kokko graduated as a Master of Arts in 2002 and is currently a Ph.D. candidate at Aalto University School of Art, Design and Architecture. She is interested not only in the exploration of the expressive and historical aspects of art, but also in the understanding of the political act of making and displaying it publicly. Her works have been seen extensively in international festivals and screenings, as well as in solo and group exhibitions including Aboa Vetus & Ars Nova in Turku, Finland (2014), OKK in Berlin; Pori Art Museum, Finland (2013), Moderna Museet in Stockholm (2012), The National Art Center in Tokyo (2012) and Optica – Center for Contemporary Art in Montréal (2010).
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