Recorded history is short, but the earth’s memory is longer, including all traces left on soil by human life. Markku Lehmuskallio and Anastasia Lapsui's film essay is a balanced interpretation, a wide, ten-thousand-year arc of the history of habitation in Finland. Beginning from the culture of Suomusjärvi, the film covers encounters and conflicts between people settling in Finland, their livelihood and dependency on what the land and waters have to offer.
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Anastasia Lapsui
Born on the Yamal peninsula, in western Siberia, after graduating at the University of Sverdlovsk, Russia, she worked as a radio and television journalist. She currently lives in Helsinki, where she works as a director, together with Markku Lehmuskallio. Their film "Seven Songs from the Tundra" was given the Jussi 2010 prize for best film.
Markku Lehmuskallio
Markku Lehmuskallio is a Finnish director, film-maker and screenwriter. Born in Rauma in 1938, he obtained a diploma as a forestry service technician in 1963. Since 1973 he has directed around 26 films, including "The Raven's Dance" (1980), which received a special mention at the 30th Berlin International Film Festival.
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