Friday Child
2016
documentary film, 16 min.
HD
cinematographer: Peter Salovaara
editor: Inka Lahti
sound designer: Vili Laitinen
set designer: Juulia Jokinen
producer: Tiina-Mari Pitkänen / Aalto ARTS
director: Tinja Ruusuvuori
2016
documentary film, 16 min.
HD
cinematographer: Peter Salovaara
editor: Inka Lahti
sound designer: Vili Laitinen
set designer: Juulia Jokinen
producer: Tiina-Mari Pitkänen / Aalto ARTS
director: Tinja Ruusuvuori
In a film that is part autobiographical, part fiction, a daughter tells the story of an alcoholic mother, of separation and longing for closeness, and of the surreal plays and games enacted in the private world they share when they meet. Life becomes an adventure, normality is put on hold while mother and daughter dress up as ghosts, invent quirky songs and dance. Their dialogue is mainly formed by diary or letter entries. The film mixes realism with animation and formal experiments, where time and place seem to float and dissolve. – Pontus Kyander
photo:Jan Ahstedt
Single-channel video installationEMAP 9th Ewha International Media Art Presentation, Seoul, South Korea
Death of Money Tree / Rahapuun kuolema
2012
documentary short
HD
2min
cinematographer: Kerttu Hakkarainen
editor: Sevgi Eker
sound designer: Jarkko Kela
producer: Tanja Heikkilä / Aalto ARTS
director: Tinja Ruusuvuori
2012
documentary short
HD
2min
cinematographer: Kerttu Hakkarainen
editor: Sevgi Eker
sound designer: Jarkko Kela
producer: Tanja Heikkilä / Aalto ARTS
director: Tinja Ruusuvuori
A film about a self-destructive jade plant who was like the economy
In the film I parallelled the self-destructive behaviour of my money tree plant with the demands of constant growth in world economics. I interviewed other owners of money trees and tried to find out whether excessive growth was the reason behind my plant's depression.
