Vanitas

Puolakka Anni

"Vanity of vanities, says the Preacher, vanity of vanities! All is vanity." (Eccl. 1:2; 12:8) ‘Vanitas’ portrays four idle characters in the future: a singer, a what-naut, a gamer and an office building. Revolving around the characters’ observations, it wonders about the transient and often meaningless seeming nature of life. 

Production Year
2021
Duration
00:17:38
Tyyppi
Asiasana
Original Title
Vanitas
Production Countries
Netherlands
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Anni Puolakka (Author), Anni Puolakka (Cinematographer), Erika Roux (Cinematographer), Miša Skalskis (Composer), Anni Puolakka (Director), Erika Roux (Director), Erika Roux (Editor), Anni Puolakka (Editor), Anni Puolakka (Script), Erika Roux (Script), Teddy Coste (Actor), Olivia Le Roux (Actor), Raluca Croitoru (Actor), AVEK (Funder), Koneen säätiö (Funder), Miša Skalskis (Sound Design)
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Anni Puolakka (born in Oulu, Finland) is based in Helsinki and makes performances, videos, installations, drawings and texts in which biographical materials are incorporated into fictional worlds. The works play with the boundaries and potential of human animals as they seek meaningful and vibrant – sometimes drowsy or dirty – involvement with other beings, objects and surroundings.