Synopsis:
Aamuhämärä is my animation for the Rhythmanalysis elective at Royal College of Art. Aamuhämärä is the Finnish word for dawn, but directly translated it means morning-dusk/-darkness/-gloom, which captures the feeling I wanted to visualize in my animation.
- Director:
- Jenny Jokela
- Year:
- 2015
- Country:
- Finland
- Running time:
- 1 min.
- Technique:
- Cut-Out Animation, Mixed media
- Production type:
- Student
- Producer:
- Royal College of Art
- Animator:
- Jenny Jokela
- Script writer:
- Jenny Jokela
- Music composer:
- Jenny Jokela
- Sound designer:
- Jenny Jokela
- Editor:
- Jenny Jokela
- Production:
- Royal College of Art
- Distributions:
- Vimeo, Royal College of Art
- School:
- Royal College of Art London
- Genres:
- Experimental, Non-narrative
- Tags:
- Identity, Body Image, Surreal, Poetic, Transformation, Dreams, Shame
- Audience:
- 16+
- Festival selections:
- Encounters Short Film and Animation Festival, London International Animation Festival
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SKINT
2015 16+ 1 min
by Jenny Jokela
SKINT’ is about punk’s ability to create through destruction and finding beauty in the damaged.
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Smile – trailer
2016 Adults 1 min
by Jenny Jokela
Smile’ is an experimental animation about how the pressures and expectations girls face from a very young age can cause a damaging effect to their mental wellbeing and self-value.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Live a Little
2018 16+ 4 min
by Jenny Jokela
Live a Little is a visual poem about the anxieties and struggles of fitting in and acting in accordance with the social norms of how a young woman should behave.
- Drama
- Music Videos
- Experimental
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The Porous Body
2018 16+ 6 min
by Sofia El Khyari, Sofia el Khyari
A young woman who lives in her thoughts goes back to the sea to centre herself. As she dives into the water, she dives under her skin and penetrates her psychological wrapping.
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Happy Ending
2018 Adults 5 min
by Ara Choi, EunJu Ara Choi
With real testimony from a Korean prostitute, this beautiful painted animation explores what it is like to be the subject of other people’s pleasure.
- Drama
- Documentary
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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MADDER ISLE
2017 Adults 8 min
by Laura Spark
In a poisoned sea, on a forsaken rock, a holy sect seek to bring about a new era, but Morgan quickly discovers their intentions are not wholly pure…
- Drama
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Eating in the Dark
2020 Adults 9 min
by Inari Sirola
Through snakey dildos, setting boundaries and a journey through a mind bending forest we follow Siro’s quest for self discovery.
- Drama
- Romance
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Bring Down The Wall
2016 16+ 3 min
by Cyril Gfeller
More and more walls are springing up around the world. If they haven’t already been built, they’re being talked about and proudly championed like the idea of great wall of Calais or Trump’s even greater wall of Mexico.
- Music video
- Non-narrative
- Experimental
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Bit Bang Tv | Olga Pärn
2021 Adults 5 min
Interview with Olga Pärn, illustrator, animator, and director from Belarus who currently lives in Estonia.
- Documentary
- Experimental
- Making of
- Non-narrative
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Enducated
2020 7+ 7 min
by Xavia Chen
Once upon a time, there was a crawling tortoise. The tortoise was told that as long as it keeps going, it will reach the goal. But, why reaching the goal? The story is a reflection of the education system in Asia. High school students aimlessly pursue the one and only goal – getting into the perfect university. But what is next?
- Drama
- Coming-of-Age
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Barbeque
2017 Adults 6 min
by Jenny Jokela
Barbeque is the visceral journey of coping with posttraumatic stress disorder by Jenny Jokela.
- Drama
- Fantasy
- Experimental
- Non-narrative
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Pining
2017 16+ 2 min
by Caibei Cai
An unobtainable feeling.
- Drama
- Abstract
- Experimental
- Non-narrative