My Name Is Oona

My Name Is Oona

1969 · 10 min · ★ 6.0 · Documentary

Experimental film with Gunvor Nelson's daughter Oona. The sound consists of Nelson’s daughter, Oona, repeating the names of the days of the week and of her saying “my name is Oona”. The latter is edited into an expressive rythmical structure that accompanies the visual structure of the film that plunges into the experience of a child where both bliss and fear reigns.

Directed by Gunvor Nelson

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