Mother Land
A Year on the Sacred Mountain
79 mins
When filmmaker Mari Soppela took her children and husband to live for a year on a sacred mountain in her native Finland, she was fulfilling a lifelong dream to share the arctic wilderness of her childhood with her family. But when years later her children turn the camera onto her, she is forced to confront her motivation for filming their lives in this searching and searingly honest cinematic exploration of identity, belonging and motherhood. Filmed over the course of 27 years, Mother Land challenges us all to examine the landscapes we carry within us and the narratives we create to make sense of our lives.
Mari Soppela
Producer
Leo Anemaet
Cinematography
Ilari Anemaet
Music
Laurent Fluttert
Visual Effects
Mari Soppela
Writer
Mari Soppela
Editor
Mari Soppela
Cinematography
Leo Anemaet
Music
Leo Anemaet
Producer
Giles Gardner
Editor
Leo Anemaet
Sound Designer
Mari Soppela
Director