Mikaela, 18 years, sings songs and tells us candidly about incidents in her own life. Just as the title, Mikaela’s Voice – suggests, her voice is the mainstay of the film. The unfocused images follow our prejudices about the dramaturgy of the cinema, alternating with the forms of interview sequences in a drama documentary. It is through Mikaela’s voice that we receive answers to our questions while the visual elements, at least initially, appeal to our imagination. Towards the end both sound and image collide giving us an insight into Mikaela’s life and raising questions about the importance of perception.
Rent this work for public screeningsA Lesson in Finnish Grammar
Marit Lindberg
2001, 00:01:00