A varied selection of short films from our national competition. Stories about living with and without a family, existing in one’s own body, and the ethics of travel films.
Language: Fin, Eng Duration: 108 min Age Limit: 12+
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Wed 6.3.
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18:15
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Cine Atlas 2
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12
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Fri 8.3.
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11:30
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Cine Atlas 2
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12
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An Uncountable Number of Threads
Lukematon määrä lankojaDirector: Iona RoisinCountry: FinlandYear: 2023Genre: Experimental, DocumentaryDuration: 22 minTravel films have an established format with their own conventions, history and baggage. Comprised of footage from group excursions across Russia in 2019, the film is an attempt to draw out the ethical restrictions of a travelogue, while questioning how (and why) to go about making one.
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Rituaali sateenkaarelle
Ritual for the RainbowDirector: Sami SänpäkkiläCountry: FinlandYear: 2024Genre: FictionDuration: 19 minA story about four preteens who live outside of society's safety nets due to domestic violence. They lack role models and authority figures until they meet a Wiccan who organizes rituals to teach them confidence and how to combat violence and patriarchy — for a fee, of course. Candy for life! Magic in color!
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Polkuvene
Paddle BoatDirector: Samppa KukkonenCountry: FinlandYear: 2023Genre: AnimationDuration: 16 minA foolish man leaves his family on the shore and travels through humanity's mistakes on a rickety paddle boat.
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Äidin kanssa Tinderissä
On Tinder with MummyDirector: Catarina DiehlCountry: FinlandYear: 2023Genre: Animation, DocumentaryDuration: 10 min9-year-old Iida's parents fought so much, she should have called the police. Now they've finally divorced and she is helping Mummy find a new man on Tinder.
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Rajapinta
SurfaceDirector: Anna KekkonenCountry: FinlandYear: 2023Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 21 minA documentary about four people and their unique experiences in a water environment where they can move their body freely or use their senses differently than on land. Each of them has some disability or illness. They raise thoughts about the importance of their own experience on finding their own boundaries and independence.
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Isän Mäyrä
My Father´s BadgerDirector: Sameli MuurimäkiCountry: FinlandYear: 2024Genre: FictionDuration: 20 minMaarit, 45, has been attending her father's funeral in her childhood hometown, but now it's time to return back to Thailand. On the day of departure, Maarit finds her bad-tempered mother Sylvi, 70, and her father's taxidermy badger in a shabby bar.