WASTE no. 3 – Jan Ijäs

Boom is an independent episode from a series of seven films entitled Waste. Boom was shot in Kittilä in northern Finland, in a “lunar landscape” on top of a hill where the Finnish armed forces annually disposes of expired explosives. Calculations show that detonation is the least expensive method of disposal.

During a week­long camp a total of 1.2 million kg of explosives are destroyed. The explosion safety area is seven kilometres. The explosion produces a mushroom cloud that reaches up to the lowers clouds and creates a crater about ten metres deep and thirty metres across. In the video, army representatives talk about “a hole three majors deep”.

– Kari Yli­Annala

Pommi / Boom
Tyyppi / Single channel
Genre / Documentary
Maa / Finland
Kuvasuhde / 1:66
Kesto / 00:15:00
Kieli / suomi
Ääniformaatti / Stereo

Työryhmä / Jan Ijäs (Author), Marko Luukkonen (Cinematographer), Jan Ijäs (Director), Okku Nuutilainen (Editor), Jan Ijäs (Editor), Matti Ahopelto (Music), Jan Ijäs (Script), AVEK, YLE, SES (Funders), Svante Colérus (Sound Design)