My Last Seconds As a Pirate
Matikka Tommi
Video poem which blends fiction and personal narrative. Dream images carry the protagonist's journey towards death in deep waters. Life flashes before the eyes and he gets eaten by a shark. But the death is not final.
Production Year
2014
Duration
00:03:39
Tyyppi
Asiasana
animals, animation, death, dreams (aspirations), fiction, love, lyric poetry, personal narrative, portraits (works of art ), seas, water
Original Title
My Last Seconds As a Pirate
Finnish Title
My Last Seconds As a Pirate
English Title
My Last Seconds As a Pirate
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Tommi Matikka (Author), Tommi Matikka (Cinematographer), Tommi Matikka (Composer), Tommi Matikka (Director), Tommi Matikka (Script), Tommi Matikka (Sound)
Press Photos
Tommi Matikka graduated in visual arts from Satakunta university of Applied Sciences in 2007. Matikka has made animation based video art since 2008. He runs a cinematic video art collective Together Forever Studio with his wife Maria Matikka. In his videos Matikka fluently combines poetry, animation and soundtracks. The core of this art is found in the smallness of human experience. Matikka’s works have been seen in many solo and group exhibitions, festivals and events.
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