Tectonic Plate

Taanila Mika

A camera-less lettrist film about fear of flying, security checks and time zones. After returning from a trip to Tokyo, the protagonist is stuck at a hotel nearby the Helsinki airport. The use of various technical devices, slivers the time-management and modifies the jet-lagged consciousness.

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Production Year

2016

Duration

01:13:31

Type

Single channel

Genre

experimental

Tags

fear of flying, fiction, lettrism, lyric poetry, personal narrative

Original Title

Mannerlaatta

Finnish Title

Mannerlaatta

English Title

Tectonic Plate

Production Countries

Finland

Dialogue

Yes

Sound

Yes

Cast

Mika Taanila (Author), Mika Taanila (Cinematographer), Mika Vainio (Composer), Mika Taanila (Director), Mika Taanila (Editor), Elokuvayhtiö Testifilmi Oy (Producer), Harry Salmenniemi (Script), TAIKE (Funder), Finnish Film Foundation SES (Funder), Alfred Kordelin Foundation (Funder), SKR (Funder), Suomen Kulttuurirahasto / Finnish Cultural Foundation (Funder), AVEK - The Promotion Centre for Audiovisual Culture (Funder), Kone Foundation (Funder), Olli Huhtanen (Sound Design), Lola Rogers (Translator)

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