This morning I wanted to start off with something really beautiful and heart-warming, and the film "My name is Oona" by artist Gunvor Nelson from 1969 is always a treat to watch. You can find this ten minute piece via this link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8pe8O5h9EEs

The film is a portrait of the artists daughter, Oona, and it shows her playing, riding, mock-fighting with a boy and basically doing the things a little girl does. She is active and natural, not directed or modeling in front of the camera. The first time I saw it, the looping soundtrack almost made me go crazy, but if you think of it as some kind of mantra it works better. Nelson was inspired by Steve Reich's experiments with looping sounds and music. It is beautifully shot, sound and images intertwines in the expression, and it all ends with a Swedish lullaby.