After Life, 2021, 35mm film transferred to 4K, 5′, 5.1 / stereo, installation view
After Life explores transcendental issues through archaeological and illegal excavations of tombs. The film is composed of a sequence of meditative short scenes picturing the ruins of a small Faliscan necropolis of Cavone di Monte Li Santi in Italy and its surrounding natural elements. The rock-cut chamber tombs of the necropolis had been illegally excavated before they were archaeologically discovered in 2015 – a phenomenon still faced by many rural archaeological sites.
Festivals Berlinale, Forum Expanded (2021)
Directed, written, edited by JONNA KINA Cinematography VILLE PIIPPO Sound design JONATHAN FUHRER Archaeological advisor ORLANDO CERASUOLO Post-production support: TIMO TERÄVÄINEN Distribution: Av-Arkki – The Center For Finnish Media Art, Arsenal – Institute for Film and Video Art E.V Production support: AVEK, Arts Promotion Center Finland, Finnish Cultural Foundation, Greta and William Lehtinen Foundation