Memories in the Clouds

"Memories in the Clouds" visualizes Kristina (Žičkutė) Laine’s childhood memories in Soviet Lithuania. Thoughts blend with moods in a painterly experimental film, written in a structured form of a poetic narration. The film brings forth Kristina's worldview as a child, during the vast socio-political changes of the collapsing Soviet Union. The film is based on a combination of timelapse videos of a summer sky, shot in Lithuania and volumetric 3D simulation. The film utilizes modern AI algorithms as animators to visualize the narrated features to the moving clouds.

  • Kristina Laine
    Director
    Master and Margarita (2006), Eye Am (2008), The Difficult Reflection (2009), FocusPocus-videoparadox (2010)
  • Albert Aleksanteri Laine
    Director
    Clicking (2007), FocusPocus-videoparadox (2010)
  • Kristina Laine
    Writer
    Master and Margarita (2006), Eye Am (2008), The Difficult Reflection (2009)
  • Albert Aleksanteri Laine
    Writer
    Clicking (2007), FocusPocus-videoparadox (2010)
  • Kristina Laine
    Producer
    FocusPocus-videoparadox (2010)
  • Albert Aleksanteri Laine
    Producer
    FocusPocus-videoparadox (2010)
  • Kristina Laine
    Key Cast
    "Kristina Laine (voiceover, as herself)"
    The Difficult Reflection (2009)
  • Kristina Laine
    Art Department
    Master and Margarita (2006), Eye Am (2008), The Difficult Reflection (2009)
  • Albert Aleksanteri Laine
    Art Department
    Clicking (2007), FocusPocus-videoparadox (2010), Digihuijatut (2019)
  • Kristina Laine
    Visual Effects
    Master and Margarita (2006), Eye Am (2008), The Difficult Reflection (2009)
  • Albert Aleksanteri Laine
    Visual Effects
    Clicking (2007), FocusPocus-videoparadox (2010), Luonto sisälläni (2016)
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    Prisiminimai Debesyse
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Documentary, Experimental, Short, Other
  • Runtime:
    5 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    July 15, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    11,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Finland
  • Country of Filming:
    Finland, Lithuania
  • Language:
    Lithuanian
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Kristina Laine, Albert Aleksanteri Laine

Kristina Laine is a multidisciplinary artist working in the fields of media art, animation and VR. She holds a Masters degree in Environmental Art from Aalto University. Her art practice addresses communities and promotes learning and diversity. In her work Kristina focuses mainly on narrative visual imagery that could be conveyed to the audience in the form of animated films, theater and VR experiences. Kristina lives and works in Helsinki.

Albert Laine is a Finnish artist, educator and an organizer with decades of experience in the fields of arts and media. Laine works in the fields of Cinema, Media Art and Fine Art. Albert's body of work spans from studio television ads to artistic auteur work. He was the Producer of Animatricks International Animation Festival for four years. Albert is the current Chairman of the Finnish Animators Guild and a member of the National Council for Audiovisual Art: Cinema and Media Art. Albert is also the ASIFA contact person in Finland.

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