Etna
Details
Etna is a documentary film about breaking the cycle of transgenerational distress. The subject matter and starting point of the film is the director's correspondence with her 94-year-old Sicilian great-aunt and namesake, Sinna Perho, over the past 12 years. In the film, the volcano Etna expands from a symbol of repressed grief and trauma to an active, functioning organism with its own agency.
DIRECTOR: Sinna Virtanen
SCRIPT: Sinna Virtanen
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jonatan Sundström
EDITING: Mikko Sippola
VFX: Janne Pulkkinen
SOUND: Karri Niinivaara
MUSIC: Linda Fredriksson
PRODUCERS: Misha Jaari, Mark Lwoff
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Bufo
Director
Sinna Virtanen
Sinna Virtanen is a director, playwright, and multidisciplinary artist based in Helsinki. She works at the intersection of theatre, film, and contemporary art, creating works that stretch across forms, genres, and temporalities. Virtanen earned her Master of Theatre Arts in 2015 from the Theatre Academy of Helsinki. Her practice spans institutional theatre, independent productions, installations, and film.
Contact
Suvi Railo
Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Documentary Films
• festival distribution strategy for documentary films
• travel, project and material and marketing support for documentary films
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