Iris Kärkkäinen is a cinematographer and camera operator based in Helsinki, Finland. She has studied cinematography in Aalto University ELO Finland and in HFF Konrad Wolf Babelsberg, Germany.
In the aftermath of a death, a home is cleaned out; the accumulation of a life is removed in bags and recycle bins. But what becomes of the collection of books? Laura Rantanen’s resoundingly moving and wistful documentary reflects on the end of life, what lingers behind, and the moments when a book breaks through the monotony to open the world around us.
Four friends in their early twenties are discussing about the big issues in life while the entrance examinations for The Theater Academy are approaching.
The meditative essay film studies the human inflicted changes in the environment through human perception and experience. The film is shot with a wide format Bolex UltraPan8 camera and developed by hand, partly with a spruce needle developer and partly with a chemical developer.