Natural African Jazz Piece: Noël and Red-rumped Tinkerbird

Milja Viita

Red-rumped Tinkerbird (Pogoniulus atroflavus) is a small, lively bird living in Sub-Saharan West Africa. When a man and the bird met one morning, the man was meant to just imitate the bird, but something new was created instead.

Production Year
2010
Duration
00:02:04
Type
Genre
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Original Title
Natural African Jazz Piece: Noël and Red-rumped Tinkerbird
Finnish Title
Noël ja punaperäseppä
English Title
Natural African Jazz Piece: Noël and Red-rumped Tinkerbird
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Milja Viita (Author), Milja Viita (Director), Milja Viita (Editor), Noël Saïzonou (Performer), Milja Viita (Sound Design)
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Milja Viita's (b.1974) installations and films consist of experimental and documentary elements. Her works have been exhibited in e.g. Museum of Contemporary Art Kiasma, Kunsthalle Helsinki, Mänttä Art Festival and in film and media art festivals internationally. Milja Viita lives and works in Porvoo, Finland. She graduated with MFA degree in Time and Space Arts from the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki in 2005.