The Inland Sea

Viitahuhta Marja

Two stories of parenting and the fear of the drowning of one’s child based on real experiences. The juxtaposition of the stories reveals the many similarities in them, but at the same time the difference between the situations where these events happened. The first story describes how the daughter of a Finnish narrator was nearly drowned on a holiday trip to the beach. The second is based on the recollections of a Kurdish refugee of what it was like to cross the Mediterranean Sea on a smuggler boat with a small child, as the family fled Isis’s attacks and war in Iraq. The work describes the state one may experience after traumatic experiences, as well as survival, and the importance of both speaking and listening.

Production Year
2017
Duration
00:14:00
Type
Genre
Tags
Original Title
Sisämeri
Finnish Title

Sisämeri

English Title

The Inland Sea

Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Marja Viitahuhta (Author), Marja Viitahuhta (Cinematographer), Sini Liimatainen (Cinematographer), Marja Viitahuhta (Director), Ville Vainio (Editor), Marja Viitahuhta (Script), Tuukka Haapakorpi (Sound Design), Zrian Hussein (Actor), Noora Dadu (Actor), Alfred Kordelin Foundation (Funder), Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Funder), Suomen Kulttuurirahasto / Finnish Cultural Foundation (Funder)
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