A Brilliant Trick
Heinonen Helka
How to do a vanishing act backwards? A poetic film about living on the brink of biodiversity loss, growing up, boundaries, and negotiation. It is about imagining new ways of coexistence and listening to one’s surroundings. The work combines live action with stop-motion animation, dialogue, and voiceover.
Production Year
2025
Duration
00:30:00
Tyyppi
Asiasana
boundaries, endangered animals, endangered species, growth, human relations, identity (mental objects), loss of nature, media art, memories (mental objects), nature, perception, relation to nature
Original Title
Timanttitemppu
Finnish Title
Timanttitemppu
English Title
A Brilliant Trick
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
No
Sound
Yes
Cast
Helka Heinonen (Author), Sonja Huttunen (Cinematographer), Teemu Lehmusruusu (Cinematographer), Lau Nau (Composer), Helka Heinonen (Editor), Teemu Lehmusruusu (Producer), Kunstventures (Producer), Helka Heinonen (Script), Jyri Pirinen (Sound Design), Helka Heinonen (Copyright Holder), AVEK (Funder), Koneen säätiö (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.