Heta Okkonen: Gravitating

Gravitating is a cartoon about love, caring and depression. The explosive attraction of two people draws the parties to each other, but what happens when the other’s mind darkens and the balance of the relationship is shaken. The animation deals with emotions and the attraction of a relationship without prejudice.

The film’s premiere is in the Tampere Film Festival’s domestic competition series 2023

In Finnish: Gravitaationi
Genre: Drama
Technique: 2D animation
Duration: 8 min
Format: H264, DCP
Sound: Stereo, 5.1
Frame rate: 24 fps
Language: none

Crew

Director: Heta Okkonen
Writer: Heta Okkonen
Animation: Heta Okkonen, Sanni Lahtinen
Sound and music: Antti Siniranta
Guitar and guitar compsition: Johan Snell
Grading: Johan Snell
Editor: Heta Okkonen
Tech check of the picture: Ykä Järvinen
Producer: Mika Koskinen
Executive producer: Tomi Riionheimo / Indie Films
Distribution: Mika Koskinen/Mikako Illustrations

Heta Okkonen filmography

HeadRest, animation, 3 min, 2024
Gravitating, animation, 8 min, 2023
Willow Bark, animation music video, 3 min, 2021
Vernissage, animation, 6 min, 2016
Huomenta, animation, 3 min, 2015

Producer contact

Mika Koskinen
mika.p.koskinen@gmail.com

Festivals

Tampere Film Festival / Tampere / Finland
Animatricks International Animation Festival / Helsinki / Finland
Blon Animation and Game Festival / Klaipėda / Lithuania
Turku Animated Film Festival / Turku / Finland
International Animation Festival Ajayu / Puno / Peru
Ars Independent Festival / Katowice / Poland
Future Film Festival / Bologna / Italy
Ningbo Short Film Festival / Ningbo / China
Anilogue / Budapest/Hungary
Festival Internacional de Cine La Picasa / Cinco Saltos / Italy