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Nordic Nights: A Collection of Short Films from Finland
March 29, 2022 @ 7:00 pm - 9:00 pm
Our next Nordic Nights feature will be a Collection of Short Films from Finland.
Selected shorts present a variety of styles and talent from filmmakers from Finland.
Short film has a strong following in Finland and although regularly part of film festival fare, the most prominent short film program and awards takes place at the Tampere Film Festival every March. The Nordic Nights screening aims to provide a snapshot of the short film scene in Finland.
On the playbill:
Evolution in standstill (Pysähdyksen muutos) by Petteri Cederberg (2021, 5m25s)
An animated look at the effects of isolation and forced standstill. Cederberg’s work Median Life and/or Death was seen at the International Festival of Films on Art (FIFA) and in competition at the Ottawa International Animation Festival in 2020.
Flames (Dolat) by Marja Viitahuhta (2021, 4m43s)
An animated video to the yoik of Sámi artist Ánnámáret about the transience of life but also of the connection to previous generations and the ones still to come.
900 Footballs (900 Jalkapalloa) by Sophia Ehrnrooth (2020, 16m)
The universal language of soccer unites artist and children of illegal immigrants in Rome.
They Go Gentle Into That Night Work (Yötyön Zen) by Soile Mottisenkangas (2020, 11m02s)
A documentary tribute to the serenity of the night shift for a mail carrier, a plate rolling operator, and a train driver.
ICELAND (Nighttime) by Nastja Säde-Rönkkö (2019, 6m18s)
The unique Icelandic landscapes are a backdrop to a poem by the artist.
My home (Mun koti) by Azar Saiyar (2022, 12m)
Fragmented memories of childhood and adulthood blend together in this experimental film. Selected to Forum Expanded at the 72nd Berlin International Film Festival
The Blanket (Lakana) by Teppo Airaksinen , (2022, 14 m)
Stick (Keppi), also by Airaksinen, was seen at last year’s Nordic Nights Finnish Shorts programme. Multitalented Airaksinen is at home in almost any genre of moving image and his latest feature was a foray to Hollywood. His latest, teen comedy Supercool which was filmed in Alabama, has just opened in theatres in Finland.
The Blanket is set in the late 1930’s in Helsinki. Little Marja is tasked with skiing to the city from the archipelago to get milk for her baby brother.
Please Leave a Message After the Tone (Voitte jättää viestin äänimerkin jälkeen) (2021, 11m) by Risto-Pekka Blom
An experimental look at human disconnection in today’s society.
The films will be streamed at an on-line event starting at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday March 29th.
The evening will include a Ryerson student workshop short film (from the archive), the movie screening, and a live discussion following the movie.