http://www.marjutrimminen.com Filmmaker and animator Sun, 07 Dec 2008 23:40:22 +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