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Memory Palace explores themes of love, loss, passion, and heartache. The film uses dance to portray the intimacy of a lifelong relationship between two people. Memories are shown out of order, as if the characters are floating through a vivid dream. According to writer and director Mikko Timonen, the powerful vignettes place the viewer inside “the complicated and abstract mental construct of a person traveling through their memories.”

“My original idea for this film was inspired by my parents. My mother was suffering from late stage dementia and Alzheimers when my father passed away. I realized there was a possibility that my mother woke up every day and had to relive that moment, realizing that her husband of 65 years had just died. What confusion and horror she must have felt.” –Jorma Elo

“In creating this film, we wanted to draw distinctions between memories that were vibrant versus moments that felt like the characters were drifting away from one another, into the vast abyss of memories. The mood shifts through the choreography, the textures and colors of the environment, and the composition of each scene.”
–Mikko Timonen