A Tale of a Dead Man
Viita Milja
This video is a kind of video letter to NASA. A female voice is telling about the dream she had: There was a grey stone in her hands from which she accidentally created the planet Earth. She had to face difficult moral issues after discovering that there is life on the surface of the stone.
Production Year
2006
Duration
00:04:55
Tyyppi
Asiasana
colours, creation, death, dreams (sleeping), Earth (planets), experimental films, grey, landscape, letters, loneliness, monologues, origin of life, United States National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Original Title
Tarina kuolleesta miehestä
Finnish Title
A Tale of a Dead Man
English Title
A Tale of a Dead Man
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Aspect Ratio
4:3
Sound
Yes
Cast
Milja Viita (Author), Milja Viita (Director)
Press Photos
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.
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