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In 2006, Hansu Siirala suffered two major strokes that left one half of her body immobile. She now lives in an assisted living home in Vancouver, Canada. Combining a phone conversation with abstract and animated visuals, Hansu Solo is an intimate portrait about how she spends her days and thinks about the passing of time.

This film brings together our interest in small details and the big questions we all think about. Drawing on Emily’s experience in traditional animation and Kaija’s background in editing and sound design, we crafted a visual response to a recorded phone conversation between Kaija and her aunt, Hansu. Playing off the rhythms of Hansu’s cadences, the resulting imagery oscillates between the minutiae of the real and the abstract. This portrait reveals her humor, reflective intelligence and contagious curiosity for life.

 

Awarded

2015 NBR Student Grant

 

Type of Project

Documentary Short

Length

7:48

Program

Hunter College

Producers

Emily Collins
Kaija Siirala

Editor

Kaija Siirala

Cinematographers

Emily Collins
Kaija Siirala

Contact

Emily Collins: emrcollins [at] gmail.com
Kaija Siirala: kaijasii [at] gmail.com