Small town girl (escape sketches)
Aksenja Aino
There was a town, two peaks and a river splitting the valley. There were escape plans, that one after another proved ineffective. The town is an endless labyrinth, confined only by the river playing the secondary lead. The protagonist is a small town girl who tries to turn escaping into a game.
Production Year
2019
Duration
00:17:24
Tyyppi
Asiasana
autumn, escape, experimental films, girlhood, girls, labyrinths, plays and games, rituals, rivers, running, small towns, swimming, urban landscape, young people, youth
Original Title
Small town girl (escape sketches)
English Title
Small town girl (escape sketches)
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Sound
Yes
Cast
Aino Aksenja (Author), Aino Aksenja (Cinematographer), Saara Kanerva Tamminen (Cinematographer), Johanna Tarkkanen (Composer), Aino Aksenja (Director), Saara Kanerva Tamminen (Editor), Aino Aksenja (Editor), Aino Aksenja (Producer), Aino Aksenja (Script), Saara Kanerva Tamminen (Script), Aino Aksenja (Actor), Aino Aksenja (Editor), Svenska Kulturfonden (Funder), Johanna Tarkkanen (Sound Design)
Aino Aksenja (b.1986) is an artist who looks for escape routes and tries to grow roots. Life and art intertwine in works that are site-specific installations, made-up rituals and stories. Aksenja is based in Helsinki, and her works have been shown in Finland, Sweden, Russia, Germany, Portugal, USA and South Korea.