{"id":900,"date":"2025-11-18T12:45:27","date_gmt":"2025-11-18T12:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/docpoint.fi\/movies\/new-visions-student-films-from-finland\/"},"modified":"2025-11-26T16:54:28","modified_gmt":"2025-11-26T14:54:28","slug":"new-visions-student-films-from-finland","status":"publish","type":"movies","link":"https:\/\/docpoint.ee\/test\/elokuva\/new-visions-student-films-from-finland\/","title":{"rendered":"New Visions: Student Films from Finland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Je m&#8217;appelle Mariia<\/strong><br \/>\ndir. Juho Reinikainen, Finland 2024, 25 min<br \/>\n<strong>Mariia <\/strong>and her mother fled the war in Ukraine and settled to live in a small town in Finland. As far as Mariia is concerned, Finland is just a staging post: she dreams of studying in France. She and her mother go on a holiday to France. During the trip Mariia feels hopeful, while her mother deals with anxiety regarding not only Mariia but also Mariia\u2019s grandfather, who stayed behind in Ukraine. Will Mariia succeed in her dash for independence in the long shadow of war?<br \/>\nLaura Manninen (translated by Herman Tikkanen)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Confessions of Undecided Women<\/strong><br \/>\ndir. Milja H\u00e4rk\u00f6nen, Finland 2024, 20 min<br \/>\n<em>Confessions of Undecided Women<\/em>\u00a0is an animated short documentary consisting of confessions from women in their thirties about childbearing in a society where women&#8217;s bodies have been instrumentalised for reproduction. The documentary gives space to the voices of those who are undecided, fearful, or do not want children. It creates room for reflection and discussion on women&#8217;s personal choices and societal expectations.<br \/>\nHeta Heikkala<\/p>\n<p><strong>Arcturus<\/strong><br \/>\ndir. Tuisku Lehto, Finland 2024, 26 min<br \/>\nMemories of the past intertwine with the present in the stylistically playful <em>Arcturus<\/em>. The warmth of moments captured on a family\u2019s home video merge with the mystical discovery of bear bones and archival footage resurrecting a bear hunt. The film dives into the perspective of the bear crawling on the forest floor, bringing to life the fear of death shared by both bears and humans. The death of a mother and the life of a bear intertwine into a cosmic journey to the edge of the forest.<br \/>\nJimi Rosling<\/p>\n<p><strong>Raw<\/strong><br \/>\ndir. Emmi Tenkula, Finland 2024, 10 min<br \/>\nThis visually idiosyncratic short documentary concerns itself with immigrants who fled their troubled home countries to settle in safe Finland. However, in their adopted home country, they have run into street violence. By telling the story of these brothers the film asks if it is possible to break the cycle of violence through one\u2019s own actions and to live without constantly having to look over one\u2019s shoulder? The film\u2019s aesthetic choices are bold and alienate the viewer from the violence of the subject to just the right degree.<br \/>\nLaura Manninen (translated by Herman Tikkanen)<\/p>\n<p><strong>Spectacular Specimen<\/strong><br \/>\ndir. M\u00f3nica Celeste, Finland 2024, 26 min<br \/>\nThe freely flowing <em>Spectacular Specimen<\/em> is a film filled with underwater beauty, where researchers explore the endlessly fascinating world of marine life. Underneath the surface, objective attitudes to research work hide true passionate relationships to ocean life. This passion for the ocean, however, can often get lost in the world of financially motivated research funding and a field that often objectifies wildlife.<br \/>\nAleksi Julkunen (translated by Sofia Lanki)<\/p>\n<p><em>Directors Juho Reinikainen, Milja H\u00e4rk\u00f6nen, Tuisku Lehto, Emmi Tenkula, and M\u00f3nica Celeste will attend the screening on Feb 8.<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"featured_media":483,"template":"","class_list":["post-900","movies","type-movies","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/docpoint.ee\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/movies\/900","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/docpoint.ee\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/movies"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/docpoint.ee\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/movies"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/docpoint.ee\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/483"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/docpoint.ee\/test\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=900"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}