Am I Human?
Lou hurls images of herself against torrents of loading files, digital code and media imagery.
2'
Canada
IFFR 2024
The ‘book of life’ is a familiar metaphor: the typical progression of birth, family, career, death… But have we entered the era of the punched tape of life? In this prophetic montage, set to electronic music, Kurenniemi intercuts early computerised work systems with glimpses of people frolicking in nature. Is everything recorded on film destined to become mere digital data, fitting a stereotype of existence? Or does real life continue to resist its encoding?
– Adrian Martin
IFFR 2024
- 8'
- Finland
- 1964
- Director
- Erkki Kurenniemi
- Premiere
- International premiere
- Country of production
- Finland
- Year
- 1964
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2024
- Length
- 8'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- Elämän reikänauha
- Language
- no dialogue
- Producer
- Erkki Kurenniemi
- Sales
- AV-arkki
- Screenplay
- Erkki Kurenniemi
- Cinematography
- Erkki Kurenniemi
- Editor
- Erkki Kurenniemi
- Sound Design
- Mika Taanila, Erkki Kurenniemi
- Music
- Erkki Kurenniemi, Hasse Walli, Antero Honkanen, Osmo Lindeman, Markku Mäkeläinen
- Cast
- Anja Salmenhaara, Raimo Tuomela
Also in this combined programme
Dreams Under Confinement
A sobering, chilling mash-up of frantic Chicago Police audio messages with sinister Google Maps imagery.
2'
United States
IFFR 2024
Frozen War (Hotel Diaries 1)
Sardonic reflections on the state of the world occasioned by a frozen news broadcast.
11'
Ireland
IFFR 2024
Introduction to Humanities
A film teacher begins her class with a fun camera exercise involving all the students.
3'
United States
IFFR 2024
- Director
- Erkki Kurenniemi
- Premiere
- International premiere
- Country of production
- Finland
- Year
- 1964
- Festival Edition
- IFFR 2024
- Length
- 8'
- Medium
- DCP
- Original title
- Elämän reikänauha
- Language
- no dialogue
- Producer
- Erkki Kurenniemi
- Sales
- AV-arkki
- Screenplay
- Erkki Kurenniemi
- Cinematography
- Erkki Kurenniemi
- Editor
- Erkki Kurenniemi
- Sound Design
- Mika Taanila, Erkki Kurenniemi
- Music
- Erkki Kurenniemi, Hasse Walli, Antero Honkanen, Osmo Lindeman, Markku Mäkeläinen
- Cast
- Anja Salmenhaara, Raimo Tuomela
Programme IFFR 2024
Short & Mid-length
Just as long as it takes. The Short & Mid-length film programme offers a unique showcase of films under 63 minutes.
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Deborah S. Philips' touching analogue collage is a tribute to her deceased mother.
9'
Germany
IFFR 2024
102 Narra
Daily life from a filmmaker's family home in Manila tenderly oscillates between personal and political.
22'
Netherlands
IFFR 2024
Ade (on a Sunday)
Two young boys follow their curiosity as they skip Sunday school.
17'
India
IFFR 2024