To be somebody in life

Ehrnrooth Sophia

Who is permitted to dream? Do we judge aspirations of young people as impossible from the onset?


The work explores fears, hopes and dreams of young people. An adult woman and a man take turns reciting documentary texts, delivering them verbatim while looking directly into the camera, at times in dialogue with one another. They both interpret texts written by people of different genders.


The documentary texts are written by Uruguayan youth as part of an installation in public space carried out in Montevideo in 2023.

Production Year
2024
Duration
00:10:13
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Ser alguien en la vida
English Title

To be somebody in life

Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Sophia Ehrnrooth (Author), Ville Tanttu (Cinematographer), Sophia Ehrnrooth (Director), Ville Tanttu (Editor), Playart Productions (Producer), Sophia Ehrnrooth (Script), Natalia Castillión (Actor), Playart Productions (Funder), Instituto Iberoamericano de Finlandia (Funder)
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Based in Helsinki, Sophia Ehrnrooth is a versatile visual artist workin on painting, photography, media art and film. Her works about football culture have been on view in Sarajevo, Rome, Kioto, Helsinki, and Porvoo. The short film Dream of Championship (2017) has travelled international film festivals and was nominated with a honorary mention at DocPoint 2018.