Short films about the forest and our relationship to it as a work space and partner.
Language: Eng Duration: 74 min Age Limit: For All Ages
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Wed 6.3.
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17:00
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Niagara
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12
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Fri 8.3.
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14:30
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Niagara
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12
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Metsurit
The Forest WorkersDirector: Erkko KivikoskiCountry: FinlandYear: 1979Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 7 minAge Limit:Delving into the changes taking place in forestry, The Forest Workers has a strong message conveyed with pathos. It makes a clear-cut juxtaposition between traditional forestry and modern forestry technology. The Forest Workers is one of the most notable Finnish short films of the late 1970s.
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Francis
Director: Ahmed AbdullahiCountry: SwedenYear: 2016Genre: FictionDuration: 30 minFrancis and nine other west Africans travel to Sweden to work planting trees. They hope to earn money for their families, but end up in conditions resembling slavery. Working on commission, they can’t even afford a ticket home. Francis refuses to accept this situation.
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Miten marjoja poimitaan
How to Pick BerriesDirector: Elina TalvensaariCountry: FinlandYear: 2010Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 19 minAge Limit:Visitors from a distant place appear in the swamps of Northern Finland. How can the locals manage, when even the berries are taken away? How to Pick Berries is an exploration of Finnish mind and the absurdities of global economy.
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The Entangled Forest
Metsän verkostoDirector: Nick JordanCountry: United KingdomYear: 2023Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 18 minA film which explores the multifaceted interrelationships between trees and fungi within forest ecologies. Featuring the voice of ecologist Suzanne Simard, and her ground-breaking research into the symbiotic ‘wood wide web’ of co-dependent species.