Author: lilja
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Sleep (2023)
Sleep (2023) started from a casual conversation about making a new film. It was first going to be an 8-hour study of stillness, but it turned into a 5-hour 21-minute look at how we spend time on our phones. I shot it during the last week of 2023. It is about the grip of the
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Dark Room
“We hear faint sounds, we see blurred images. Who are we and who is trying to contact us?” A family is inside a freestanding room-sized camera obscura by a small lake. They observe the image projected through the pinhole, when suddenly something scares them. I always try to push boundaries – my own at least.
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Forever Alone
The song name refers to a popular internet meme whereas the lyrics tell about people in internet forum discussing about reality TV show. Although one might think such lifestyle as a lonely one, people actually have important relationships with their virtual friends and their social life might be even more active than that of a
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A Glass of Amarone
This is a song, which I have had in my mind for a long time. It was just the melody and lyric for the chorus in beginning. The whole idea came from my local Italian restaurant, which I visited often. There was a very cute waitress and I always ordered Amarone wine with my dinner.
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Helppox
Helppox is a concept of a life management service. An system where individual would set parameters about their life choices and the system would guide them through their live following the rules they set themselves. The system for example would help you do your shopping based on your favorite foods and your settings for wanted
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Bungee Jump
Bungee Jump is my latest film. It is an experimental short film, which is inspired by golden age porn films. The strong presence of audio is one of the main themes in this film. The film will premiere at “Erotikafton” -event in Malmö, Sweden in October.
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Mashed Potatoes
A surreal story of about indifference, negligence and apathy. Critic about materialism. How items that people think are worth something, are worth nothing. The most important thing proves to be the sentimental connection with your own past and memories. The film went to in post-production in end of February 2018. Part of Independent
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Ikuturso
Ikuturso is a work for Uneton48, 48-hour short film challenge in 2016. It’s a bit different to my other films as it has real dialog and it’s filmed as a mockumentary. I must say that I’m pleased with the outcome. I was not prepared well and when we got the genre, “Blue & White (Finnish)
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Forever Alone
Forever alone is a film that derives it’s name from the famous Internet meme. Originally it was just a song. A lyric that turned into a tune in my head. This tune you can hear in the end of the film. This music together with the real life frustration with
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