Four songs - "AS A MATTER OF FAT"

By Pekka Niskanen

The mediainstallation describes the family´s internal relationships by the interaction of text, image and music. The four songs deal with family dynamics from a child´s point of view.

The songs are concerned with children´s observations of both themselves as well as people who are not normally part of the family circle and ideas that are foreign to the family´s internal world. Unusual bodily features or strange behaviour of the other family members are observed without any preconceived expectations.

Script, direction, visual design and offline editing:Pekka Niskanen

Sound design: Timo Muurinen

Video photography and editing: Raimo Uunila

Music: Timo Muurinen, Jani Koskela, Mika Karhunen, Niko Ronimus, Jenny Robson

Actors: Jenny Robson, Stig Baumgartner, Hanne Ivars, Ville Koponen, Miikka Huttunen

Producers: Marikki Hakola, Tove Hagman / Kroma Productions Ltd. 1998