A JOURNEY TO A BORDER ZONE IN SEARCH OF A WOODEN HOUSE
Singing the Wooden House | Film | 30 minutes
In April 2023 I travelled with a camera to a wooden house near the border town in Eastern Finland. The area was fought over during wars between 1939 and 1944. Some 400,000 people were evacuated as the border between Finland and the Soviet Union shifted. A 30 minute film installation blends film, family interviews, archive photographs, poetry and traditional song.
The film project comprises original poetry by Max Mulgrew, and composed song by Finnish singer and composer Karoliina Kantilenen.
