Au pair / Au pair
Tatu Pohjavirta, Mark Ståhle
Finland / 2017 / 13' 0''Screenings
Synopsis
A young woman becomes an au pair for a man who has made himself a family from cardboard. The woman ignores the man's romantic approaches while she gets attached to the cardboard characters. The woman and the man are unable to see each other as human beings. They only perceive the other as material in their private fantasies.
Tatu Pohjavirta (1977, Helsinki, Finland) studied animation at Turku Arts Academy. After graduation 2001, he has worked as editor, animator, director and teacher of animation.
Mark Ståhle (1971) studied animation at Turku Arts Academy. Since then he has worked as animator, illustrator and teacher of animation and arts.