Kehä / Orbit, 2021

In Orbit, women of different ages speak about infidelity and its consequences. Rather than illustrating their accounts, the black-and-white images remain close to the surfaces of the body. Skin, veins, folds, and hair become unfamiliar landscapes as the camera moves between recognition and abstraction.

Separating the speakers’ voices from conventional portraits allows their experiences to remain contradictory and unresolved. The film considers how betrayal is remembered, explained, and carried within intimate relationships, without assigning the women fixed roles as victims or perpetrators.

Orbit was screened at DocPoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival (2021) and the Mänttä Art Festival (2021).

The film is supported by the Arts Promotion Centre Finland (Taike) and the Paulo Foundation.