Foyers
Empty streets, a suburb. A man recounts about the first time, desire, dizziness of the ignition, forgetfulness, complete blackout.
18'
France
IFFR 2019
The Stroker refers to the nickname Takala received during her two week intervention at Second Home, a trendy co-working space in East London. She went around lightly touching people as part of a cutting-edge well-being programme. The nuances of movements and looks demonstrate how people negotiate 'acceptable behaviour' in the workspace.
IFFR 2019
- 15'
- Finland
- 2019
- Director
- Pilvi Takala
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country of production
- Finland
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 15'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- English
- Producer
- Pilvi Takala
- Sales
- AV-arkki
- Screenplay
- Pilvi Takala, Iona Roisin, Tytti Rantanen
- Cinematography
- Katharina Dießner
- Editor
- Elisa Purfürst
- Sound Design
- Christian Obermaier
- Cast
- Pilvi Takala, Iona Roisin, Manos Koutsis, Matthew Moorhouse, Donna Celay
- Website
- https://pilvitakala.com
Also in this combined programme
The Glass Note
An eerie and surprising reflection on cinema, voice and embodiment by way of stones, skin and digitally generated imagery.
9'
USA
IFFR 2019
Psychic
Psychic dives into the commonplace phenomenon of psychics in the Hollywood area. Littered around town, they function as a type of low-budget therapy.
20'
Sweden
IFFR 2019
Van ver staat het stil
An exchange of letters between the filmmaker and a paedophile evokes powerful emotions. But she wants to understand his motives.
18'
Belgium
IFFR 2019
- Director
- Pilvi Takala
- Premiere
- World premiere
- Country of production
- Finland
- Year
- 2019
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2019
- Length
- 15'
- Medium
- DCP
- Language
- English
- Producer
- Pilvi Takala
- Sales
- AV-arkki
- Screenplay
- Pilvi Takala, Iona Roisin, Tytti Rantanen
- Cinematography
- Katharina Dießner
- Editor
- Elisa Purfürst
- Sound Design
- Christian Obermaier
- Cast
- Pilvi Takala, Iona Roisin, Manos Koutsis, Matthew Moorhouse, Donna Celay
- Website
- https://pilvitakala.com
Programme IFFR 2019
Bright Future Short
Experimental short films and sound//vision, with live A/V performances.
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An investigation into a plane crash becomes the entry point to a web of seemingly unrelated events that appear to be deeply entangled.
28'
Netherlands
IFFR 2019
Aykan
Impressions of a city divided: no use trying to keep afloat in the tangle of images stitched together into a stereoscopic whole.
10'
United Kingdom
IFFR 2019
Birds in the Earth
Examination of the deeper questions concerning ownership of Sámi land through dance performances by two young ballet students.
11'
Finland
IFFR 2019