A silent traveler
heads up there
far in the north, in Lapland,
to a mysterious
film festival
under the midnight sun
heads up there
far in the north, in Lapland,
to a mysterious
film festival
under the midnight sun
Act 1
The traveler arrives
in Sodankylä
The traveler arrives
in Sodankylä
He’s watching,
silently,
losing himself into the peaceful
and lively atmosphere
silently,
losing himself into the peaceful
and lively atmosphere
Act 2
The traveler
is everywhere
The traveler
is everywhere
Everybody queues in front
of the different screening venues.
The small and big tents,
the old school
and the Lapinsuu cinema
of the different screening venues.
The small and big tents,
the old school
and the Lapinsuu cinema
Films are shown
all day long,
meaning all the time,
since the sun never sleeps
all day long,
meaning all the time,
since the sun never sleeps
Besides the films,
hords of cinephiles attend masterclasses, discussions with prodigious directors …
hords of cinephiles attend masterclasses, discussions with prodigious directors …
… and a Karaoke screening of Blues Brothers.
One of the main event
is the breath-taking screening of
The Outlaw and his Wife
with music performed live
by Matti Bye Ensemble
is the breath-taking screening of
The Outlaw and his Wife
with music performed live
by Matti Bye Ensemble
Act 3
Until the sun
goes down
Until the sun
goes down
There is no more difference
between night and day,
people are celebrating everywhere
between night and day,
people are celebrating everywhere
At some point
somebody asks
the silent traveler
his name
somebody asks
the silent traveler
his name
“Seppo Ilmarinen”
he answers
he answers
Epilogue
5:46
Some are going to bed, some are going to chase emotions in films…
Some are going to bed, some are going to chase emotions in films…
The silent traveler,
as for him,
heads back into
the midnight sun
as for him,
heads back into
the midnight sun
This story is very-freely inspired by the novel Ukkosenjumalan poika
(“The Son of the Thunder God”) written by Arto Paasilinna and for this, thank you Mr. Paasilinna. Thank you to the organisation of Midnight Sun Film Festival for the warm welcoming and emotion, special big up to Laura and Elina. Thank you to visitFinland and the municipality of Sodankylä for inviting us in Lapland and Expedia for flying us there (and back). This trip is part of Must Love Festivals project. More stories to come about Finland and closer. [button size=”large” url=”http://the-silent-traveler.tumblr.com/” text=”Live the experience in Full-Screen Tumblroscope”]
