SOUNDBREAKER
synopsis
Finland's most daring musician, the accordionist, composer, performer Kimmo Pohjonen, revolutionizes the accordion and shatters traditional musical standards. Extraordinary sounds explode from his custom built accordion and its bellows including electronic effects, accordion samples, voice, farm machines, animals and string quartet. Pohjonen bridges the gap between experimental, rock, folk and classic genres in fact creating an entirely new accordion music world. His performances are reminiscent of the violence of Roman gladiators and the castigation of medieval monks. The film is a journey of an exceptional artist grounded in basic human truths.
international title: | Soundbreaker |
original title: | Soundbreaker |
country: | Finland |
year: | 2012 |
genre: | documentary |
directed by: | Kimmo Koskela |
release date: | DE 17/04/2014 |
screenplay: | Kimmo Koskela |
cinematography by: | Kimmo Koskela |
film editing: | Jani Ahlstedt, Akke Eklund, Kimmo Koskela |
music: | Kimmo Pohjonen |
producer: | Klaus Heydemann, Tahvo Hirvonen, Kimmo Koskela, Markku Tuurna |
co-producer: | Gernot Steimweg |
distributor: | W-film Filmproduction & Distribution |