Brothers to Sisters: Välimiehet performing “Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves”. A short film by Nils Agdler & Timo Menke.
Brothers to Sisters is an ongoing series of choir works, initially produced in collaboration with the Porin Mies-Laulu male choirs in Pori, Finland. A male choir version of Annie Lennox’s and D. A. Stewart’s Sisters Are Doin’ it for Themselves (1985) is performed by the Välimiehet choir: the younger male generation reflects changes in gender roles and masculinity, insofar as the paragon of masculinity has been the role of the man as the family’s breadwinner.
Song performed by the Välimiehet choir, ‘Sisters Are Doin’ It For Themselves’ (1985) by A. Lennox and D.A. Stewart
PRODUCTION
Producer: Nils Agdler & Timo Menke
Writer: Nils Agdler & Timo Menke
Director: Nils Agdler & Timo Menke
Cast: The Välimiehet choir
Cinematographer: Nils Agdler
Editor: Nils Agdler & Timo Menke
Music: Arranged by Harri Keto and performed by The Välimiehet choir
Sound recording: Timo Menke
Sound design: Martin Ekman
Length: 3:45 min
Format: UHD 2160p/HD 1080p
Release: World Premiere at Pori Art Museum, Finland, 2018
The Välimiehet choir of the Porin Mies-Laulu:
Aleksi Sippola, 1. tenor
Janne Metelinen, 1. tenor
Antti Leskelä, 2. tenor
Jani Peltonen, 2. tenor
Guido Ausmaa, 1. basso
Mikko Nuorsaari, 1. basso
Johannes Tiusanen, 2. basso
Ismo Raitakari, 2. basso
Teemu Keto, hi-hat sound
Rehearsal of the choir: Harri Keto & Guido Ausmaa
FESTIVAL SELECTION
2018, 64th International Short Film Festival Oberhausen, Germany (with Filmform)
2018, 35th Kasseler Dokfest, Kassel, Germany
2018, Exground filmfest in Wiesbaden, Germany
2019, Halffloor, Fylkingen, Stockholm, Sweden
2019, Fivehundredthousand at Deptford Cinema, London, UK
2020, Festival des Cinémas Différents, Grand Action, Paris, France (with Filmform)
2021, Blacksphere Film Festival, Prague, Czech Republic
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