Fresh out of ELO – New Student Films

Guaranteed fresh student films dive into the bog and the mythology packed within it, pad alongside furry life companions, sketch the outlines of family, and shoot off—guided by a TV astrologer—to untangle the fateful questions of a Scorpio mother. Expect enchanting cinema, from the depths of the earth to the stars above.

Short films featured in the screening:

Saarlotta Virri: Memories Move Like Distant Islands (29 min)
A drifting island in a remote swamp leads beyond time and place. This poetic documentary sinks into the moss in an archaeologist’s boots, navigating between folk tales and science.

Alvi Haapamäki: Unknown Dog of Mine (23 min)
“My beloved has four legs” — this documentary, seen through the eyes of a dog, gently explores the co-existence of Faidra, Myrsky, Pikkolo, and their human companions with a tender post-humanist approach.

Heta Jokinen: Drawn in Water (15 min)
A bubbling animated essay reflects on the boundaries of family and whether blood is indeed thicker than water. What defines a nuclear family in an ever-streaming world?

Magdaleena Jakkila: Astro TV (29 min)
TV astrologer Sigrid charts the stars for those suffering through their darkest hours, when an unexpected midnight connection with a fellow crisis-ridden star sign companion catches her off guard. The race for resolution is on—Jupiter and Pluto are about to align.

Saarlotta Halme

Makers of the short films will be present at the screening!