http://www.marjutrimminen.com Filmmaker and animator Sat, 21 Feb 2009 18:20:17 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en The film’s five episodes explore the little-charted legacies of Finland’s post-war period, digging deep into the unspoken stories, misunderstandings and mysteries that a child of those years experienced. Synopsis Finland emerged from WWII in a schizophrenic state. The nation had survived two wars against the Soviet Union with her independence in tact, ... http://www.marjutrimminen.com/2007/learned-by-heart   The disjointed debris of our childhood state still lurking within our adult consciousness act as a painful, disruptive force. A ghost-like little girl keeps tapping on a woman's consciousness, demanding attention, recalling a traumatic childhood event and thus distorting the woman's experience of the present. 8 min 23 secs, Digibeta, 16mm, ... http://www.marjutrimminen.com/1996/many-happy-returns   Triggered by an actual news item about suicidal octogenarian twins, THE STAIN is a dark, domestic thriller which uses a variety of animation styles to spin a claustrophobic web of incest and intrigue ...  11 mins, 16mm, 1991   Credits: Narration: Chrisse Roberts Words by: Harriett Gilbert Research Consultant: Julia Vellacott Design: Christine Roche Animation: Marjut Rimminen Additional Animation: ... http://www.marjutrimminen.com/1991/the-stain Blind Justice is a series of four films on “Women and the Law. ‘Some Protection is an animated documentary, based on true story of Josie O’Dwyer and using her voice as personal commentry, the film shows the devastating effect that detention and imprisonment have on young girls, who are sent ... http://www.marjutrimminen.com/1987/blind-justicesome-protection