The Cave Trilogy by Salla Tykkä (15) Lasso (2000) Thriller (2001) Cave (2003)
PLUS an interview with Salla Tykkä in person
Sunday 21 November, 6.00pm, Tyneside Cinema

Salla Tykkä is a young female artist who has been creating film since the late 1990s. Her latest work is intriguing and beautiful, concerned with family and rites of passage, and with nature and the glorious and particular landscape of Finland. Her images are accompanied with powerful soundtracks from major feature films, taken out of their original context and used to stunning effect to generate entirely new ideas and stories.
Dir. Salla Tykkä, Finland, 20 mins approx.

Salla Tykkä will be present to talk about her work with curator Rebecca Gordon Nesbitt.
Food and drink is provided for the event courtesy of The Finnish Institute.
Tickets: £3.00 / £2.00 including screening, talk, wine & buffet.

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Selected Works by Eija-Liisa Ahtila (15)
Love is a Treasure (2002) Consolation Service (1999) If 6 was 9 (1995)
Wednesday 24 November, 8.30pm, Tyneside Cinema

Ahtila’s films are ravishingly shot urban tales. She compiles extraordinary narratives from ordinary human experiences using split screens and transposing commentary from one person onto the lips of other people. Sometimes very funny, and sometimes very disturbing, her work has been presented at major galleries and film festivals across the globe. Produced in partnership with A-Side: Artist Film and Video at the Side Cinema, Newcastle.
Dir. Eija-Liisa Ahtila, Finland, 90 mins, Subtitled.

There will be an introduction to the screening by Ele Carpenter, Director of A-Side.
Tickets: £3.00 / £2.00 concessions
www.finnish-institute.org.uk

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Baltic are presenting work by Finnish artists Veli Granö and Touvi Hippeläinen during Northern Lights in a joint exhibition, including films by Veli Grano.
Veli Granö will be giving a talk about his work on Saturday 20 November at Baltic at 7.30pm.

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