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TODAY WE LIVE
\n2013, video 6\u201930\u201d<\/p>\n
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An anonymous group portrait filmed in documentary style during a punk gig. In Today We Live, apart from sentimental music, the mode of expression also comes from the close ups of faces. The camera records genuine feelings, as it were secretly, and even from annoyingly close to the subjects.<\/p>\n
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I\u2019m not trying to explain the world, but to document a racing moment and the aggressive motion it entails. I\u2019m interested in moshing and mosh pits as an expressive visual action and as a symbolical gesture. When standing in the proximity of a mosh pit, you feel the fear of being crushed to the wall because of the power of the churning mass of people, but at the same time the pure energy of the movement produced by the ritualistic event will make you laugh. That feeling can be compared to the feeling of being in love; it is addictive and makes your blood boil \u2013 you can feel the need to be taken by the energy of the mosh pit again and again.<\/p>\n
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In Today We Live, apart from sentimental music, the mode of expression also comes from the close ups of faces. The camera records genuine feelings, as it were secretly, and even from annoyingly close to the subjects. Occasionally, the subject of the shot suddenly becomes aware of the presence of the camera, and in one frame even looks a little irritated, but in the end the situation still always carries them along with it. The faces have a natural purity and hope about them, and often reveal more then they conceal.<\/p>\n
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Credits:
\nDirected by Hannaleena Heiska
\nCinemathographer Anu Ker\u00e4nen
\nLights Kasper H\u00e4m\u00e4l\u00e4inen
\nStagesound Jaakko Hyv\u00e4rinen
\nGrip Torsti Hyv\u00f6nen
\nCamera assistant Mika Ailasm\u00e4ki
\nEditing Oskar Franz\u00e9n & Hannaleena Heiska
\nMusic Erik Satie Gymnopedie no.1
\nSound Oskar Franz\u00e9n & Hannaleena Heiska
\nSound mixing Roy Bosswel
\nGeneral assistant Camilla Vuorenmaa<\/p>\n
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Financial support Espace Louis Vuitton Tokyo and Finnish Cultural Foundation
\nSpecial thanks to Lighthouse Project, Foreseen, Henri Wegelius, Marianne Vesala, Samuli Niemine<\/p>\n
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