Messages for a mitochondrial Eve are transmitted through time, connecting choices made in the past to renditions of our future selves. Works of reinvention, correction, and augmentation explore the construction of identity through archetypes, ancestral mythologies, and matrilineal lines.
Program:
Je m'appelle Mariia (2024, FI, 26’)
Juho Reinikainen
Texas Switch (2024, CA, 9’)
Darren Dominique Heroux
*not available virtually in Canada
Some Kind of Japanese (2025, US, 18’)
Robyn Tomiko
AUGMENTED (2025, US, 9’)
Raymond Rea
marratein, marratein (2025, US/LB, 25’)
Julia Yezbick
A bittersweet and heartwarming road movie about Ukrainian Mariia and her mother Liubov, who depart their newly adopted wintery hometown of Somero and embark on a journey through Europe towards Mariia's big dream of visiting Paris and studying in France.
The war looms in the background in the form of remembrance, loss, and unanswered phone calls, but at its core, the film tells a story about the power of dreaming, transition, and the sacrifices parents make to pave the way for the young.
- Year2024
- Runtime26 minutes
- CountryFinland
- DirectorJuho Reinikainen
Messages for a mitochondrial Eve are transmitted through time, connecting choices made in the past to renditions of our future selves. Works of reinvention, correction, and augmentation explore the construction of identity through archetypes, ancestral mythologies, and matrilineal lines.
Program:
Je m'appelle Mariia (2024, FI, 26’)
Juho Reinikainen
Texas Switch (2024, CA, 9’)
Darren Dominique Heroux
*not available virtually in Canada
Some Kind of Japanese (2025, US, 18’)
Robyn Tomiko
AUGMENTED (2025, US, 9’)
Raymond Rea
marratein, marratein (2025, US/LB, 25’)
Julia Yezbick
A bittersweet and heartwarming road movie about Ukrainian Mariia and her mother Liubov, who depart their newly adopted wintery hometown of Somero and embark on a journey through Europe towards Mariia's big dream of visiting Paris and studying in France.
The war looms in the background in the form of remembrance, loss, and unanswered phone calls, but at its core, the film tells a story about the power of dreaming, transition, and the sacrifices parents make to pave the way for the young.
- Year2024
- Runtime26 minutes
- CountryFinland
- DirectorJuho Reinikainen