WASTE Vol. 1
Ijäs Jan
An episode film divided into six independent acts about the waste of humanity. The essay film shows how unexpected things like guns, money, and memories can turn into waste and how waste can change into valuables as the symbolic meaning changes.
Production Year
2020
Duration
00:56:43
Tyyppi
Asiasana
armies, arms proliferation, auction, beaches, blasting, boats, border crossing, carnivals (celebrations), cemeteries, children (age groups), countryside, death, destruction, developing countries, drowning, experimental films, explosives, Finland, fishing vessels, Ghana, grenades, HIV infection, human trafficking, inflation (economics), Italy, Lampedusa, landfills, Lapland, loss, mass graves, media art, migration, mines (weapons), national economy, New York City, newborn infants, pollutants, poverty, prisoners, recycling, refugees, Russia, Salla, ships, tourism, unemployment, United States of America, used cars, waste electronic and electrical equipment, wastes, Western countries, Zimbabwe
Original Title
WASTE Vol. 1
English Title
WASTE Vol. 1
Production Countries
Zimbabwe,Italy,Ghana,Finland,United States
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Jan Ijäs (Author), Cristian Manzutto (Cinematographer), Jan Ijäs (Cinematographer), Marko Luukkonen (Cinematographer), Ville Piippo (Cinematographer), Arttu Peltomaa (Cinematographer), Matti Ahopelto (Composer), Jan Ijäs (Director), Jan Ijäs (Editor), Okku Nuutilainen (Editor), Jan Ijäs (Script), Svante Colérus (Sound Design), Rebecca Clamp (Actor), Kirkon mediasäätiö (Funder), AVEK (Funder), Yleisradio Oy (Funder), Suomen elokuvasäätiö (Funder), Mari Sainio (Performer), Duke Ellington (Performer), Atalante Oy (Production Company)
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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.
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