Directed by: Elena Näsänen
Country of Origin: Finland
Runtime: 18:13
Category: Short Film
Turbulent Waters follows three lookalike young women in different parts of Europe ruined by rains, drought and storm, whose lives are surprisingly intertwined. It is a contemporary ghost story that deals with global environmental destabilisation through the intersection of three stories.
Director Biography – Elena Näsänen
Elena Näsänen is a visual artist who works with film and video installations. She has studied in the Academy of Fine Arts in Helsinki and The Slade School of Fine Art in London. In her works, she combines elements of traditional cinema with video installation. The sound is always essential in her works. Her works have been shown in several exhibitions and film and video festivals. For example in Helsinki Kunsthalle, Marco Museum Vigo, The Anna Akhmatova Museum, St. Petersburg, Kyoto Art Center, Mediamatic Amsterdam, FACT Liverpool, Anthology Film Archives New York, La casa Ensendida Madrid, Tate Modern London, ZKM Karlsruhe, Rotterdam Film Festival.