Film screening: Failed Emptiness

Filmed entirely with an industrial thermal camera, Failed Emptiness describes a three-week vacation in the middle of a heatwave. It shows rituals of domestic life, an individual seeking and losing own identity in the crowd. 

With Ariane Tretow, cinematography: Jussi Eerola, screenplay: Harry Salmenniemi, sound and music: Nika Son, additional music: Klara Lewis.

Director: Mika Taanila

Genre: experimental, art

Country: Finland

Languages: Finnish

Subtitles: English

Duration: 70 min

Finnmark Flicker, experimental cinema and moving images week on 19-24 May 2025, Kirkenes, Norway: http://ffemiff.com