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Short film 18min / 2022
Funded by -- the Swedish Cultural Foundation in Finland,
The Rahasto Fund and Åland Cultural Delegation
Created & directed by ⎯ Elina Sjöwall
Text Supervision ⎯ Lili Rachel Beke
Sound Design ⎯ Philip Carl, Elina Sjöwall
Cast ⎯ Grete Sneltvedt
The boat docks at the same hour every day. Presence and absence both are announced by the cormorants’ guttural gossip echoing from every shoreline edge.
Ö is a nature study told through conspicuous seasons and stubborn human rituals. The insular here illustrates the contradictory desire for complete solitude and unconditional connection.