The Swirl
Heinonen Helka
If nothing happens, why is it better not to tell about it? The Swirl examines boundaries on the turning point of growing up. At the end of the school year, a 12-year-old girl gets an exceptional gift from her teacher, a trip up north. They travel together. As an adult, she re-examines her experience. The work studies sensitively the complex experience and telling it as a story.
Production Year
2022
Duration
00:22:59
Tyyppi
Asiasana
experimental films, growing up, growth, identity (mental objects), media art, relations, voyages, youth
Original Title
Pyörre
Finnish Title
Pyörre
English Title
The Swirl
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Helka Heinonen (Author), Jesse Jalonen (Cinematographer), Lau Nau (Composer), Helka Heinonen (Director), Okku Nuutilainen (Editor), Helka Heinonen (Editor), Helka Heinonen (Script), Jyri Pirinen (Sound Design), Teemu Lehmusruusu (Copyright Holder), Saara Kotkaniemi (Actor), Paju Brunou (Actor), Rauha Luhtala (Actor), Rea-Liina Brunou (Actor), Inari Pentikäinen (Actor), Taiteen edistämiskeskus (Funder), AVEK (Funder)
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Helka Heinonen
Born: 1982
Helka Heinonen is a visual artist and filmmaker whose works combine both narrative and experimental elements. She is especially interested in themes of growth, identity, other species, environment, memory, and human connections. Her films have been presented in galleries and screened at festivals.