Archive of films Poet of the Elephant House / Poeten i Elefanthuset

Sweden
2010, 29 min

Section: Documentary Films - Competition
Year: 2010

Synopsis

Swedish documentarist Anna Juhlin offers a portrait of her grandfather, a Turkish poet who became a passionate photographer of well-known faces from the world of avant-garde art. Employing myriad old photographs, they browse together through his life, which the filmmaker investigates, both in terms of visuals and content, with an uncommon feeling for the subtleties of poetry. A movie about a poet who photographed Man Ray and Samuel Beckett; a portrait of a man who found the magic of poetry not only in black-and-white photographs but in life itself.

About the director

Anna Juhlin shot her first film Anna (a six-minute short) at age 17. She studied photography and film, and she is currently involved in ecological landscaping. She does illustration work for magazines and collaborates on sound installations.

Contacts

Bokomotiv - Freddy Olsson Filmproduktion
Svandammsvagen 6, SE-12632, Hägersten
Sweden
Tel: +46 8 10 31 99
E-mail: [email protected]
www: www.bokomotiv.se

About the film

Color, HD CAM
World premiere

Section:	Documentary Films - Competition

Director:	Anna Juhlin
Screenplay:	Anna Juhlin
Dir. of Photography:	Harry Tuvanen
Music:	Säde Huhta
Editor:	Anna Juhlin
Producer:	Freddy Olsson
Production:	Bokomotiv Filmproduktion AB
Contact:	Bokomotiv - Freddy Olsson Filmproduktion

Guests

Freddy Olsson

Distributor, Festival Organizer, Producer

Anna Juhlin

Film Director

Säde Huhta

Music Composer

Hanna Källebo

Film Crew

Gunnar Almér

Film Institution Rep.