Hanna Maria Anttila

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Single-channel video, running time 8 min. Click for larger pics. “Rosie” was shot and recorded during one spring weekend in Chicago, Illinois. My intention was to make a portrait of a special friendship and to show the varying emotional and physical distance in between two people. “Rosie” portrays a rootless lifestyle of constant movement, when the bittersweet process of getting closer is always followed by an inevitable separation. Picturesque, still life like, imagery and slow editing pace give “Rosie” a melancholic feel. Video camera is used as the storyteller’s point of view – intimate footage is achieved by getting skin close with a small video camera. Dedicated to Liisa Lounila's "Roadmovie" (1998)