A film by Hanna hovitie
Belgium,Finland,Hungary,Portugal | 20'| 2020 | DOCUMENTARY | S16mm
A young taxidermist is fascinated by crows, paying considerate attention to their dead bodies. Her work on the birds is simultaneously a careful study of anatomical connections and a kind of service toward the resurrection of this mythical creature from the realm between life and death. Through detailed, pulsating black-and-white images and a sparingly intense soundtrack, a charged atmosphere unfolds between craftsmanship, imagination and poetry.
FESTIVALS and awards
DOK Leipzig 2020 (Germany)
Silver Eye Award 2020 Short Film Competition (Czech Republic) - Special Mention
Minimalen Short Film Festival 2021 (Norway)
DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival 2021 (Finland)
Tampere Film Festival 2021 (Finland)
Berlin Revolution Film Festival 2021 (Germany) - Honorable Mention
Sehsüchte Internationales Studierendenfilmfestival 2021 (Germany)
Beldocs International Documentary Film Festival 2021 (Serbia)
Melbourne International Film Festival 2021 (Australia)
Helsinki International Film Festival Love & Anarchy 2021 (Finland)
FLIGHT/ Mostra Internazionale del Cinema di Genova 2021 (Italy)
Kaohsiung Film Festival 2021 (Taiwan)
Pune Short Film Festival 2021 (India)
Nordic/Docs 2021 (Norway)
dokumentART 2021 (Germany) - Audience Award
Eastern Neighbours Film Festival 2022 (Netherlands)
