Populist right-wing groups like the Soldiers of Odin and the True Finns are on the rise in Finland despite few immigrants. In BOILING POINT Elina Hirvonen documents several protest marches around the country as well as the heated but hopeful discussions that are taking place in the nation’s many saunas. Xenophobia, rising inequality and distrust […]
Goran is the world champion in free diving – a man whose most important moments in life take place underwater and whose willpower goes beyond his humanity, in order to seemingly find a place for himself in eternity. His journey is paved with silence and concentration, required by daily encounters with transience. To remain the […]
If you’ve ever thought that things such as the stock market, fast career development, and choosing the right type of smartphone are somehow essential to your wellbeing, you should really see Life in Four Elements. This film reminds us of the things that are truly essential: earth, water, air, and fire. In Life in Four Elements, […]
Once a year the DREAM BOAT sets sail for a cruise only for gay men. Far from their families and political restrictions, we follow five men from five countries on the quest for their dreams. The cruise promises seven days of sunshine, love, and freedom – but on board are also their personal stories, their […]
If you want to tame your nightmares, you need to capture them first. That’s what Syrian documentary filmmaker Talal Derki learned from his father. As in his previous film Return to Homs, he returns to his homeland and becomes part of life in a war zone. For more than two years he lives with the family […]
Two of only three known members of the Piripkura still live as nomads in the Amazon rainforest, in the Brazilian state of Mato Grosso. Their most important possession is a torch that was lit in 1998 and has remained so ever since. The area where they live is encircled by farms and sawmills, whose almost […]
With Nokia’s innovations Finland was steered out of depression and into leadership of the cell phone world. In 2013 Nokia’s mobile phone business was sold to Microsoft; what were the decisions that led to the demise of one of the most successful technological businesses of modern times? A story told from the perspective of the […]
Albert Adrià has all the ingredients of a creative genius. Playing a key role in the creation of elBulli, the greatest restaurant in history, wasn’t enough. Escaping the shadow of his famous brother Ferran, Albert is seeking his own success. Language: Catalan, Spanish, English Subtitles: English, Estonian
Hobbyhorse Revolution is a funny and moving film about the power of imagination and the strength of a community. The film follows three young girls, Aisku, Elsa and Alisa whose lives have been transformed by their new interest: hobbyhorses. Despite a lack of understanding by some, the girls bravely and spiritedly pursue their hobby. Playing with hobbyhorses is a traditional children’s […]
Charles Schumann is the man behind Schumann’s – a writer, model, thinker and traveller in all things to do with bars. At 75 he appears to have seen and done it all: the man from Lower Bavaria first worked as a border guard, later gained experience in discos and bars in southern France before finally […]