Solo Soul Sauna

Finnish experimental and documentary cinema seen through a quiet lens — films that observe memory, inequality, and loss from the edges.

UNDERDOG

by Marjo Levlin

(30:00, Finland)

Underdog sniffs and explores the world of dogs and people. In the B&W experimental documentary, the author’s childhood experiences of clashes between two social classes and language groups, parents living in different countries and living in a life of scarcity have inspired her to examine the lives of pedigree dogs.

PETRIFIED

by Minna Maria Parkkinen

(9:54, Finland)

In the silent film “Hymytyttö”, beautifully frosted pictures disguise a hidden past of trauma and childhood sexual violence. The Smile Statue, awarded to the kindest children in the class, becomes a symbol of something darker. A hummed melody conveys emotions indescribable by words, as images of snow and ice give way to flowing water and wings carrying.

I WAS BORN

by Elina Oikari

(14:32, Finland)

A man borns on the river. He travels in contrasting landscapes and seasons. The protagonist yearns for nature’s peace, but is continuously surrounded by the artificial while a mysterious figure seems to follow him on his journey.

By merging existential gaze into surreal landscapes, I Was Born examines the paradoxical relationship between human and the nature.

I REMEMBER YOU

by Marjo Viitala

(10:00, Finland)

A group of young friends arrives at a secluded beach for a weekend of camping. As night falls, strange events unsettle them. When a local man vanishes, they become suspects, questioned by authorities who believe they know more than they admit. But is the true darkness lurking in the shadows… or within?

A BRILLIANT TRICK

by Helka Heinonen

(30:00, Finland)

How to do a vanishing act backwards? A poetic film about living at the brink of biodiversity loss. The film also deals with growth, boundaries, negotiation and imagining new ways of being.

UNDERDOG

PETRIFIED

I WAS BORN

I REMEMBER YOU

A BRILLIANT TRICK

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