EXISTENCE III shows an example of how endangered species can live within urban settings and how their habitats can be integrated successfully into human infrastructure.
Anacampsis fuscella is an endangered species of moth. The film is shot on one suburban block in the Finnish city of Tampere, where the insect lives invisibly among the city life. Construction is reducing its habitat patch by patch. Caring for the zigzag clover and nurturing biodiversity in these small green areas between buildings and streets is important to the moth’s survival.
Since increasingly large areas have been built up and covered by asphalt due to urbanization, in the future every possible square meter should be utilized for the preservation of natural diversity.
EXISTENCE is an experimental short film trilogy dedicated to insects and life. The film's title refers to the alarming decline in insect populations. Insects sustain life and it’s time we give them the respect they deserve.
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Mäkihiilikoi -Anacampsis fuscella on erittäin uhanalainen pieni perhonen.
Teos on kuvattu yhdessä Nekalan lähiön korttelissa, Tampereella, jossa mäkihiilikoi sinnittelee näkymättömissä muun kaupunkielämän rinnalla. Rakentaminen pienentää sen elintilaa pala palalta. Mäkihiilikoin tarvitsemia metsäapilakasvustoja ja paahdeketoja hoidetaan rakennusten ja katujen välisillä pienillä kaistaleilla.
Jokainen neliömetri on tärkeä.
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Technical info:
Existence III
Premiere 2025
dur. 07:30
4:3
colour
stereo
shooting format: hand processed 16mm film
screening copies: DCP, ProRes, mp4
Crew:
Leena Lehti -filmmaker, producer
Ville Väisänen -sound designer
Thank you:
Taiteen edistämiskeskus - Arts Promotion Center, Finland
Atelier 105 - Light Cone, Paris
