This adventure is a particular look at the whole history of avant-garde experimental cinema in a single screening. Myllymäki, inspired by Norman McLaren, worked with breathtaking freedom and humour, taking all kinds of directions: nods to surrealism and lettrism, stop motion, animation and camera-less films, music videos accompanying irreverent songs by his band Sleeping & The Beds, satire, or even grim political warnings about the nuclear threat. A cornucopia of treasures, a generous demonstration of infinite imagination, despite (or thanks to) the most limited means of amateur filmmaking.

The order of the screening:

— Omena The Apple (1976)
— Horizontal (1979)
— Five Holes in Celluloid (Viisi reikää selluloidissa, 1980)
— UFO in the Water (Vedestä nousee ufo, 1979)
— How a Mysterious Hitchhiker Picks Up Three Stones (Miten salaperäinen liftari poimii kolme kiveä, 1979)
— Asphalt Ballet (Asfalttibaletti, 1980)
— Gesture (Ele, 1981)
— The Forssa syndrome (Forssa-ilmiö, 1982)
— Andalusian Doghouse (Andalusialainen koirankoppi, 1980)
— The Underground Narrow Film Goes Japan (Maanalainen kaitaelokuva Japanissa, 1981)
— 3000 cars (3000 Autoa, 1980)
— Otila Magic Blues (2017)
— Systematic as Sperm (Systemaattinen kuin sperma, 1982)
— Colouring Book. Now. (Värityskirja. Nyt., 1980)
— The Strolling Creatures of Light (Vaeltavat valo-olennot, 1978)
— Fire of Life (1979)
— Drive Around the World (Ajo maapallon ympäri, 1981)
— Bolts from the Blue (Salamat iskevät kirkkaalta taivaalta, 1981)
— Tremble in the Landscape (Värinää maisemassa, 1981)
— Mä oon stadista (1983)
— Sleeping (1979)
— Five Words (Viisi sanaa, 1982)
— The Tape Recorder Is a Wonderful Invention (Nauhuri on ihmeellinen keksintö, 1983)
— The Song About the Pharisees (Laulu fariseuksista, 1982)
— The Sleeping Interview (2017)
— Radioactive Vibration (Radioaktiivista värinää, 1982)
— Black Opening and End Credits (Mustat alku- ja lopputekstit, 1982)
— Cut Arteries (Viilletyt valtimot, 1984)

This programme is possible thanks to the generous collaboration of AV-arkki – The Centre for Finnish Media Art (Hanna Maria Anttila, Director, Avreno Heikka, Programme Coordinator, and Vesa Puhakka). Special thanks to Olaf Möller, without whom the idea for this retrospective would not have come about, Mika Taanila and Valtteri Lepistö for their help and support.