When Andromeda and Milky Way Embrace
22 min 32 s
DCI 4K, stereo
2024
(exhibition edition 20 min 12 s)
A lone airplane flies over a dark landscape. Amid fields of untouched snow a rover scanning both ground and stars is troubled by the history it was fed. People isolated inside the plane try to interpret the rover’s increasingly complex messages while attempting to uncover the past and the future.
directed, written, cinematography, edit, sound design, etc: Appu Jasu
voice acting: Jessie Bullivant and Johanna Porola
airplane cabin footage and sound, plus some of the synth sounds: Mikko Kuorinki
8mm airport and fire footage: Olli Jasu
vehicle operation: Olli-Pekka Jasu
thanks to Matti Jasu, Janne Kauppinen, Niko Kivikangas and Ulla Kokki