Ville Koskinen
Under Control (2021)
17:57
Screening:
The Garden of Humanities

There is a pest problem in the botanical garden. The gardeners are doing
everything they can to get rid of the pests. Plants are a battleground in the struggle for life and beauty. The more aggressive the methods become, the worse the problem becomes.
Koskinen Oy is a media artist and filmmaker who graduated with a Master of Fine Arts degree from the Academy of Fine Arts, University of the Arts Helsinki. Koskinen is particularly interested in the themes of eternal struggle and surrender, as well as the ruthless use of cinematic techniques. Koskinen's works have been described as adventure films where the adventure never begins, and have won awards at the CineEco festival in Portugal, the Go Short festival in the Netherlands and the Tampere Film Festival.