Two Forests
Ijäs Jan
The story of two forests in Japan - suicide and senicide. Two Forests reflects on the end of human life and the final disposal: aging and death. This time, the setting is the aging and ailing Japan and its forest-related death myths. Two Forests also takes two approaches to death. Although people normally die of an illness or accident, in extreme cases individuals can decide for themselves when it is time to go – or the decision may be made for them by someone else.
Production Year
2025
Duration
01:04:00
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Two Forests
English Title
Two Forests
Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Jan Ijäs (Author), Jan Ijäs (Cinematographer), Ville Piippo (Cinematographer), Rebecca Lynch (Composer), Jan Ijäs (Director), Jan Ijäs (Editor), Atalante Oy (Producer), Jan Ijäs (Script), Svante Colérus (Sound Design), Rebecca Clamp (Actor), Suomen elokuvasäätiö (Funder), Yleisradio Oy (Funder), AVEK (Funder)
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Jan Ijäs
Born: 1975
Media artist and film director Jan Ijäs (b. 1975) studied documentary film making at the Department of Film, Television and Scenography at the Aalto University in Helsinki. His work can be described as a blend of avant garde, experimental media art and documentary film making. His films have been screened at more than 200 Finnish and international film festivals and as installations in museums and art galleries. He has won numerous awards, including the Finnish Risto Jarva Prize in 2011 for SWEET MOV(I)E, Raft of the Médusa, film about immigration won Amnesty International Award 2018 at the IndieLisboa film festival in Portugal.
29 works