Airs Above the Ground

HD video
stereo sound
7 min 21 sec
(2010)

Synopsis

The Lipizzan horse is considered to be the oldest extant cultural breed in Europe. Lipizzan horses were bred to perform the purest form of classical riding, the High School dressage. The finest representatives of Lipizzaner stallions begin training when they are four years old. The horses are born dark and gradually grow lighter until they are completely white.

Credits

written and directed by
SALLA TYKKÄ

cinematographer
SAMULI SAASTAMOINEN

sound design
JANNE JANKERI

editor
SALLA TYKKÄ

production manager
ALAN KUCAR

camera assistant
ARTTU PELTOMAA

gaffer
MANU HAAPALA

grip
ANZE MISJAK KERNC

best boy
KRISTJAN MIHEVC

sound recording
KATJA KOSTIAINEN

foley studio
H5 FILM SOUND

foley artist
HEIKKI KOSSI

foley editor
TAPIO LIUKKONEN

online editing
JARI PERHO / GENERATOR POST OY

colour timing
PASI MÄKELÄ / GENERATOR POST OY

horses and riders

179 FAVORY MONTEAURA XX
KRISTINA UMEK

287 MAESTOSO GRATIOSA II
MARKO BLOKAR AND GREGOR LISJAK

070 NEAPOLITANO CAPRIOLA XIV
BORIS PLACER

034 CONVERSANO ALLEGRA XLII
ALOJZ LAH

225 SIGLAVY SLAVINA XVI
IZTOK JELUŠIC AND IGOR MAVER

music
Mass in B Minor BWV 232 Agnus Dei
Composed by Johann Sebastian Bach
Performed by Choeur et Orchestre du Collegium Vocale
Conducted by Philippe Herreweghe
Harmonia Mundi

thanks to
LIPICA STUD FARM
MARKO TUBAKOVIC
ULJANA OZBIC

financed with
FINNISH FILM FOUNDATION / MIIA HAAVISTO
AVEK / HEIDI TIKKA

IN ASSOCIATION WITH YLE TV1 / SARI VOLANEN

special thanks to
ARTS COUNCIL OF FINLAND
GRETA AND WILLIAM LEHTINEN FOUNDATION
WONDER BOX

producer
MISHA JAARI

copyright
FIVE YEARS PRODUCTION LTD 2010