Under Our Sky / Palanen Taivasta
The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Child
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DOCUMENTARY FILMS
Under Our Sky / Palanen Taivasta
The Unbearable Lightness of Being a Child
(click on the title to watch)
(click for a clip)
The Ice Tribe
UNDER OUR SKY / PALANEN TAIVASTA - in post-production
A 27-minute documentary about the experiences of a family of Thais, who have flown from their rural Thai village to the cold Northern regions of Finland, to pick wild berries in its rainy forests. This beautifully conceived film offers an enthralling view into a different way of experiencing home and away, and is a poetic exploration into the human condition, while existing within two very different cultures.
Produced by Camera Cagliostro / Jyrki Kaipainen
Funding by YLE (Finnish public broadcasting company), AVEK and SES (Finnish Film Foundation)
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THE UNBEARABLE LIGHTNESS OF BEING A CHILD (2008) 3.00min
A short exploration into the wonders of childhood and the free spirit of a 5-year old boy. By combining super8 footage from his early years and audio recordings of his plans to become the ruler of the world, this funny short film reveals magical moments from a time lost to most of us.
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DREAMING SIDEWAYS (2005) 21.30min
(super8 and 16mm film) in English
A short, experimental documentary about the dreams and perception of three visually impaired artists. Through evocative use of sound, image and animation, Dreaming Sideways explores how dreams and world can be experienced through all senses, not just vision.
Past Screenings:
291 Gallery, London - Artist film-makers' film event in 10/2005
Brief Encounters Int'l Short Film Festival 2005, UK / Best of British category
The Horse Hospital, London - Masters degree graduation show
Broadcast on 'Shortcutters' TV on UK Sky, February 2006
Shortcutters Film Festival, London 2006
Ofensiva International Film Festival, Poland 2006
Vilnius Film Shorts - Festival of European Film Schools 2006, Lithuania
Royal Television Society Student Awards 2006, nominated for the best factual
October Gallery, London (with Q&A), 10/2006
Roxy Bar & Screen, London - screening with LIDF Encore session, 05/2007
Emotion Pictures, Int'l Documentary and Disability Film Festival, Greece 06/2007
Broadcast on Propeller TV, Sky Channel 195, UK 08/2007
International Festival of Cinema and Technology 12/2007, Florida - USA
- a runner-up in the Experimental Documentary category
London International Disability Film Festival, 16/02/2008, NFT 2, BFI, London
Experimental Film and Video Festival, Egilsstadir, Iceland 04/08
Festival of Images and Views of Alternative Cinema, Cyprus 06/2008
Broadcast on ERT Digital, Greece
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THE ICE TRIBE (2006) 7.30min
(DVcam) in Finnish with English subtitles
An enchanting glimpse into the quirky and semi-spiritual
past-time of over 100,000 Finns - ice hole swimming.
Past Screenings:
Broadcast on 'Shortcutters' TV on UK Sky, April 2006
Shortcutters Film Festival, London 2006
International Women's Day Event with LFI, London 2006
Dulwich Film Festival 2006 - nominated for best documentary
Filmlichter International Short Film Festival 2006, Germany
FutureShorts Theatrical Program, December 2006, throughout UK
FinalCut Monthly Film Screening, Brighton 03/2007
FutureShorts International Festival, worldwide 12/2008
Distributed by FutureShorts - www.futureshorts.com
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