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Into the Wild

Into the Wild takes us back in time, to a remote village in Southern Lithuania. By documenting ancient beekeeping activities, Makela tracks down key moments in the relationship between two species, and how this affected the process of subjucating the honey bee into a condition of exploitable natural resource. This process eventually led us towards the anthropocene we know today.
 
The artist spent three years as a beekeeper, documenting her experiences with an I-Phone. She researched the history of European beekeeping and visited bee centers in Finland, Germany, Slovenia, Poland and Lithuania. She also wrote a historical treatise of the importation of honey bee in Finland. Her theoretical framework is critical animal studies (CAS).

  • Mia Makela
    Director
  • Mia Makela, Riina Hannula
    Writer
  • Mia Makela
    Camera, Editing
  • Mia Makela
    Producer
  • Mia Makela
    Sound design
  • Chickenhouse productions
    Sound remastering
  • Satu Lankinen
    Soundscape
  • Oliver Müller
    Soundscape
  • Matias Serrano Acevedo
    Soundscape
  • Gabriel Orrego Romeu
    Voice-over
  • Annick Durán Kandzior
    Voice-over
  • Valesca Díaz Àlvarez
    Voice-over
  • Jesús Ponce
    Voice-over
  • Beltrán Lihn
    Studio recording
  • Brenda Banda Corona
    Translation
  • Taller Cicuta
    Translation
  • Valentina Montero
    Translation
  • Romas Norkanas
    Special thanks
  • Jesús Ponce
    Special thanks
  • Riina Hannula
    Special thanks
  • Pia Bärtch
    Special thanks
  • Honey bees
    Special thanks
  • Kone Foundation
    Funding
  • Finnish Cultural Foundation
    Funding
  • Niilo Helanderin Säätiö
    Funding
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Salvaje
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Experimental, Short
  • Genres:
    Nature, animal
  • Runtime:
    9 minutes 35 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    October 21, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Finland
  • Country of Filming:
    Lithuania
  • Language:
    Spanish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Simbiosis
    Pachuca
    Mexico
    October 21, 2021
Director Biography - Mia Makela

Mia Makela is a Finnish media artist and cultural historian, specialized in animal history. She studies nature and the possibilities of eco-centric approach with other species. Her projects bear titles that resemble educational terminology - guides and handbooks to an alternative world. She has created videos, audio guide, expeditions, installations, performative lectures, publications and blogs. Makela, internationally acknowledged pioneer in the field of live cinema, has shown her work and lectured all over the globe.

Her latest activities include History of an Impossible Destiny, a 4-channel video installation, for which she spent 3 years documenting beekeeping around Europe and doing research on the destiny of the honey bee. Zootopia- audio guide for zoos, a posthumanist and feminist research on other species. Artistic expeditions on the strait of Magellan, Patagonia and Chiloe Island in Chile. Cabin Walks&Talks - a guided expedition for tracing interspecial empathy. “Green Matters – video handbook for algae gatherers” - a two-year exploration in the world of green algae and traditional weaving.

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