EMBERS
17.03.2022 to 03.04.2022
Galleria Himmelblau
ISABELLA PRESNAL
Isabella Presnal (b. 2000) is a creator based in the Helsinki area. She is primarily focused on media mediums such as video and photography. Presnal’s work is often an extension of herself or her values, exploring themes related to nostalgia, the climate crisis, intersectional feminism, and documentation of the world.
Her need to document or recreate a moment is a result of her childhood. Isabella is a dual-citizen – Finnish American – born in Turku, however, she only started living in Finland in 2017, after years of living in Canada, the USA, Sweden, and Germany. After moving to Sweden, Isabella began making YouTube videos about her life at twelve. She spent her teens devoted to learning about video production and editing. Presnal’s degree work FEMALE investigates the history and inequalities women face in the male-dominated industries of film and video.
FEMALE
Before the 1920s women thrived in the blooming film industry, but Hollywood became male-dominated and to this day the assumption is that the industry has always been run by men.
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FEMALE is a documentary that investigates where women are today if they’re not in Hollywood, and why women are more likely to be relegated to their gender than any aspect of their actual work. It’s not only about the inequality in Hollywood, but it focuses more on independent filmmakers and digital creators. The film shares the experiences of a multitude of women in various positions, at different points in their careers, and across changing platforms. This work is a starting point in diving deeper into the historical impact and improving industry standards.