Eija-Liisa Ahtila

1999 | 23 min 40 sec | 2-channel projected installation | 4:3 | Audio 2.1 | Original language Finnish with English subtitles

CONSOLATION SERVICE is a short film and an installation. It deals with the theme of endings, death and time from the point of view of a young woman.

The work is about a young couple's divorce process - the end of their story. It starts with some remarks by the narrator, which form a second level running through the narrative. The story is divided into three parts. It is early spring, and the landscape is still covered with snow.

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Written & Directed by EIJA-LIISA AHTILA
Actors KAROLIINA BLACKBURN, ELLA HURME, JUSSI JOHNSSON, ANNA-MARIA KLINTRUP, JARKKO PAJUNEN, MERVI RANNIKKO, TUOMAS UUSITALO, LEEVI VAINIO
Cinematography ARTO KAIVANTO
Editing TUULI KUITTINEN
Sound Design KAUKO LINDFORS
Set Design TIINA PAAVILAINEN
Production support AVEK, FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION
In co-operation with DAAD, FINNISH COMMITTEE FOR VENICE BIANNALE, FRAME, KIASMA, KUNSTVEREIN HANNOVER, SALTZBURGER KUNSTVEREIN
Production ILPPO POHJOLA/CRYSTAL EYE