Tampere Film Festival 2022
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- DirectorArthur FranckStarsAarno LaitinenUrho KekkonenJanne VirkkunenIn the autumn of 1981, a Finnish political book called Tamminiemen pesänjakajat was published. The collection of writings analyzed, in a sharp and malicious way, known politicians and finlandization, as well as speculated the followers of President Kekkonen, whose health was waning.
- DirectorInka AchtéStarsMustafe HassanJasmin MustafeAbdirahman MustafeWhen Finnish-Somalian Mustafe discovers his ancestors' land in the horn of Africa is full of copper and gold, he decides to swap his family's safe but boring life in the Nordics for Somaliland, a self-declared state in East Africa. As Mustafe struggles to lift the treasures from underground, his children embark on a bumpy journey to uncover where they really belong.
- DirectorJanne NiskalaOskari PastilaStarsAntero MertarantaJim PaekAndrea MiltnerHost country Korea will face the world's best hockey nation Canada in the 2018 Winter Olympics. Ethnically Korean, but mentally North American hockey coach has four years to prevent national embarrassment.
- DirectorSusanna HelkeStarsTiina MollbergMarja VaaramaJaana PilvinenDocumentary-material based choir couplet portraying the privatization of the elderly care sector in Finland. Quotes from the news media, real life political debacles, and the rhetoric with the Promises of Privatization are celebrated and which have taken over the public airspace of society and as well as real life experiences of the care workers are turned into the lyrics of serious but playful choir pieces composed by Anna-Mari Kähärä. Women working as carers in the elderly care sector sing these songs in various settings of their workplaces. Retirees, elderly citizens and dementia patients, those who have been pushed in the shadows of society and who have been coined as the "sustainability gap" sing impudent songs playing with the newspeak of the economical lingo of our era. These absurd singing tableau vivant images, elevated flash mob scenes, are juxtaposed with the documentary episodes in which the film captures, through several perspectives, testimonies and documentary characters, the crisis of the Finnish elderly care sector. By combining songs and documentary elements, the film portrays the collision between the ethics of care and the logic of profit and austerity. We have all accepted the view that we cannot afford providing decent care of the ever growing population of elderly citizens. Meanwhile, the elderly care sector has been taken over by multinational corporations.
- DirectorRahul JainExplores the dramatic consequences of India's growing economy, capturing not only a city in crisis but magnifying our collective climate realities.
- DirectorAntti KuivalainenStarsThe 69 EyesJussi 69Ismo AlankoKnown as one of Finland's most prominent rock institutions, Tavastia club celebrated half a century of being in the business, whilst withstanding the challenges of a global pandemic. In this rockumentary, director Antti Kuivalainen takes us through the history of Tavastia, as the club which brought rock 'n' roll to Finland.
- DirectorHaidy KanclerStarsFariba AhmadiFatima NazariZakia MohammadiThree Afghani girls get an opportunity to travel Europe to follow their dreams of becoming professional skiers.
- DirectorTeppo AiraksinenStarsElina PatrakkaIida-Maria HeinonenElina Keinonen10-year old Marja needs to get into town to get milk for her little brother. To get there she has to ski across the ice, but that turns out not to be the most dangerous thing she has to do during the trip.
- DirectorSampo SaikkonenStarsNiina SaikkonenSimo SipolaWhat binds people into a relationship? What happens when those bonds come loose and break up? This is an intimate story of two people: their love, family life and separation. The passing of years changes a person. Is the waning of love inevitable?
- DirectorIda-Maria OlvaStarsHeli HyttinenIrina PulkkaJarmo PeräläEedi, suffering from eco-anxiety, decides to start beekeeping with the help of their mother Anne who, rather than fearing for the future, is scared of every single little bee.
- DirectorEmilia HernesniemiStarsVilma TihinenJenni JuopperiSanna TihinenHaving tearful goodbyes with family and friends, a young provincial girl graduates from her school before moving to a big city far away.
- DirectorElena NäsänenStarsElla Mettänen
- DirectorFabian MunsterhjelmStarsJoel HirvonenIsla MustanojaMatti OnnismaaHumorous fragment of starting over, struggles with life and neighbours. A story of the time when even washing the undies seems difficult.
- DirectorIlkka VilliStarsIlkka VilliA fellow arrives to a quiet summer cottage with a list of things to do - only it turns out there's one too many.
- DirectorSevgi EkerStarsLinda ZilliacusEmmi KottilaToivo Ståhlberg
- DirectorKaisa Penttilä
- DirectorPete RiskiStarsTommi KorpelaEssi PatrakkaElina Hietala
- DirectorIiti Yli-HarjaStarsMaijaRaiAlli
- DirectorAnssi KasitonniStarsTomi SinisaloTytti RantanenJutta LuhtinenA former saboteur returns to work and a magician reveals all his tricks. A short action film about the shared adventure of filmmaking with all its special effects.
- DirectorElise BymanStarsHannaTiina
- DirectorMikko MakelaStarsOtto RokkaTeijo ElorantaAleksi HolkkoOn furlough from his military service, Niko pays his estranged father a visit. Can old wounds heal?
- DirectorVille KoskinenSvetlana RomanovaDaniela TomaDaniela, Svetlana, and Matti film their relationship to the Arctic. The concern for the future of an unborn child, longing for home and a traditional way of life in the world of possibilities provided by capitalism form the foundation of the film. ARCTIC UTOPIAS probes the individual's emotional spectrum in a rapidly changing environment.
- DirectorRisto-Pekka BlomStarsIlona HuhtaPekka LepistöMika Siira
- DirectorMari MantelaStarsAlina TomnikovValtteri LehtinenJouko KlemettiläA woman has turned golden and lost her heartbeat. She makes a journey into the night to find out why.
- DirectorJussi SandhuSakari SuuronenStarsMinttu MustakallioTuomas Rinta-PanttilaMirja and Timo are finally going on a holiday.
- DirectorLeo BittencourtStarsDaniel Dos Santos de AndradeElisa LucindaGabriel Fernando de CastroThe night side of a modernist icon. The fauna and flora of Roberto Burle Marx's gardens inhabited by visitors to Parque do Flamengo while the city of Rio de Janeiro falls asleep.
- DirectorKhozy RizalStarsAtdriansyah ArishmunandarMuh. Saleh HasanuddinSabri SahafuddinIn a city where men have to go crazy about football, Akbar has to pretend to love the game in order to prevent rejection from his new college friends.
- DirectorSamy SidaliOn the beach of Mohammedia, a small coastal town in Morocco, Khaled sells horseback rides to passers-by. One day, Khaled has an encounter and finds himself caught between the reality of his world and a burning desire he can't control.
- DirectorNida MehboobA rare insight into the sexual exploits of Pakistani women, who share their secret intimate experiences as anonymous voices.
- DirectorDania BdeirStarsHassan AqqoulKhansaKamal SalehAway from everyone's eyes, a Beirut crane operator is able to live out his secret passion and find freedom.
- DirectorSaulius BaradinskasStarsMotiejus AskeloviciusNeringa VarnelyteKasparas VaranaviciusNikita loves to listen to techno music and dreams to go to Berlin and visit the famous club "Berghain". His mother Irena doesn't know about his son's dreams and soon enough their mutual expectations will clash.
- DirectorSuman SenStarsKunsang GurungTashi GurungPema Wangyal GurungFour teenagers, from a remote mountain village, spend their days in an abandoned bus on a ridge, playing music. When a band competition is organized in a neighboring town, they gather money and courage to be part of it.
- DirectorYanis BelaidEliott BenardAlice Letailleur17 October 1961, "Algerian workers" take to the streets to protest against the mandatory curfew imposed by the police prefecture.
- DirectorTomek PopakulOn the one hand, it's apocalypse, and on the other, it feels like any other day. Something bizarre is throbbing on an invisible layer.
- DirectorSebastian PanczykStarsJakub Józef OrlinskiMichalina OlszanskaMarek DyjakA short music film, a feature illustration of Vivaldi's opera "Stabat Mater" performed by Jakub Józef Orlinski and Capella Cracoviensis.
- DirectorHugo CovarrubiasIngrid is working in the Chilean Intelligence Directorate (DINA) in 1975. Her relationship with her dog, her body, her fears and frustrations reveal a grim fracture in her mind and in an entire country.
- DirectorDaniel AguirreAn intimate and personal reflection on the conditions of work in the 21st century, seen through the eyes of a bike delivery person. From nostalgia to frustration with Swedish punk running in the background, this film immerses us in the personal universe of one of many workers of the so called "Gig Economy". For fans of Swedish Punk music.
- DirectorFransix Tenda LombaKelasi gives a personal view of Fransix tenda Lomba on the Congolese educational system from the colonial era to the current political situation.
- DirectorJela HaslerStarsSofia Elena BorsaniGiorgina HämmerliEli tries to escape the narrowness and agitation of the city, while her rage starts to build up.
- DirectorKetan KurilStarsKaushik SawoolPritesh KosabePankaj AhujaA man who has been unemployed for months due to Covid-19 induced lockdown in Mumbai is struggling to take care of his family, gets an opportunity to earn back his livelihood again, only if he can circumvent the strict travelling restrictions of the Mumbai local train which is his only affordable mean of travelling.
- DirectorLuis NietoThe grandiloquent blood-and-thunder saga of a young child lost in Manchuria's deep jungle. His sudden presence creates anarchy in the fauna's primitive world, which was, until then, perfectly organized.
- DirectorSalvador SunyerStarsThanasis NakosSalvador SunyerSalvador SunyerSalvador Sunyer (son) has been the creator of the spots for Temporada Alta Festival for the past ten years. Coinciding with the thirtieth anniversary of the festival, Salvador's first daughter is born, and he feels like he no longer has the strength to continue to be the same person he thought he was.
- DirectorAnhar SalemA teenage girl tries to escape her reality using an Instagram filter. But her desire to exist freely as an image collapses when she loses control over her avatar.
- DirectorGorana JovanovicA lonely northernmost Lenin monument is haunted by Laika's equally lonely death in space.
- DirectorMiranda PennellA photo album bound in red leather. It contains black-and-white aerial photographs, taken at a time when colonial powers ruled and dictated the way things should be interpreted
- DirectorGuillaume FournierSamuel MatteauYannick NolinStarsAllison Van RasselBelle River is a film about Louisiana and its peaceful inhabitants, both threatened with extinction by the emergence of the climate crisis.
- DirectorOlha ZhurbaStarsBohdan ZenchenkoDmytro BuchekIhor OliynykAn immersive insight into the last hours of 13-year-old Sasha's life in a boarding school for children deprived of parental care. He is one of the luckiest - an American family finally adopted him. Today he will move to another country forever but there's something that doesn't let him go.
- DirectorSofia GeorgovassiliStarsDaphne PeelKonstantinos SiderisStefania SotiropoulouAnna secretly sneaks out of school with her boyfriend to carry out her decision for an abortion.
- DirectorTerril Lee CalderStarsTerril Lee CalderLake DelisleGail MauriceStop-motion animation charts a challenging journey for a baby girl contemplating her path to Hell.
- DirectorSok ChanradoKongkea VannStarsMony RosLong MeachLina RyVibol and his brother Kea sell noodles on a motorized cart every night on the streets of Phnom Penh. They often face troublesome threats from gangsters and thieves, even if these very people are their only customers. As the city is growing around them, they consider their unstable income and imagine a different future.
- DirectorChrissie HydeLucie RachelStarsNicholas FineganDarryl BradfordFactory Talk is an intergenerational conversation about identity, sexuality and masculinity in a rural factory.
- DirectorDian WeysStarsAlbert PretoriusNicola HanekomMartelize KolverTwo women clean a farm murder scene.
- DirectorJoash OmondiStarsKimani MainaDoanna OwanoMichelle TirenDiana, a domestic worker and her colleagues skillfully perform their cleaning duties against the backdrop of their privileged clients' private struggles and shenanigans. But the work is also taking a toll on Diana's body.
- DirectorJan van DyckStarsDenis LavantWendy DresnerWim WillaertMaurice Sanders has a gift. He's a nipple whisperer. Once he was known as "Magic Sandy". But that was years ago, before Doris, a famous model and Sander's muse, fell ill. Now, after more than a decade, Doris wants to meet Maurice again.
- DirectorUrska DjukicEmilie PigeardStarsDoroteja NadrahJure HenigmanMara VilarGranny's Sexual Life is a short animated film, based on the anonymous testimonials gathered by Milena Miklavcic in the book 'Fire, Ass and Snakes are not toys'.
- DirectorDiana Cam Van NguyenStarsLinh DuongMája Hong NhungLe Hoai TrungA short film about ties and gaps between a child and a parent. The author rediscovers letters her dad used to write her from prison. That love seems to be gone now. She decides to write back in hope to find the connection again. She puts in writing what could not be said: blaming him for family's break-up but also trying to understand.
- DirectorVika KirchenbauerIt is based on a raw reflection on a family, class, and alienation within the institutional art world.
- DirectorLéa SolerStarsMayte GilIazua LariosRegina Flores RibotAfter a unidentified earthquake-like ground shaking, Mara and her nurse are visited by their neighbor. Together, the 3 women begin to experience a peculiar and slow catharsis.
- DirectorSebastian MulderThe short documentary NAYA - Der Walt hat tausend Augen follows the life of Naya, a wolf that walked from East Germany to Belgium tagged with a GPS collar. The first wolf in Belgium in a hundred years, she suddenly makes headlines - but then her presence takes a mysterious turn. This voyeuristic visual collage of wildlife and surveillance camera imagery captivatingly explores the relationship between humans and this iconic wild animal.
- DirectorShih-Yen HuangStarsHi-Han JenA young woman describes her father and his relationship to his many pets that he never managed to take care of. The animals consistently die one after the other in a context of a family being torn apart. This is the story of those clumsy people whose tactless expression of love ends up pushing away loved ones.
- DirectorAntonin NiclassIt's 2 AM in a sad coach station like any other. A collection of tired and lonely travelers are waiting for the last coach. Somehow, in that cold and depressing place, the resident pigeons manage to create a magical connection between them for a beautiful instant.
- DirectorDave CooperStarsCassia Jasper
- DirectorGrace HsiaAn ordinary farming family lives a simple life in a quiet and remote mountain village in the south China. A lonely boy brought his cattle to take shower in the river in an afternoon.
- DirectorGottfried MentorA town is driven mad. The city of Stuttgart fights back with heavy action against its traffic chaos. With far reaching consequences. Other cities might follow the signal.
- DirectorSaid ZaghaStarsAli SulimanNisreen FaourLaith ZuaiterA Palestinian family hosts a young American tourist after a simple misunderstanding. But as chaos unfolds in their village, it doesn't take too long for them to become part of the absurd mayhem that immediately ensues.
- DirectorJoanna QuinnStarsMenna TrusslerBrendan CharlesonJoanna QuinnBeryl's back in "Affairs of the Art", which showcases one family's eccentric yet endearing obsessions with everything from drawing to screw threads and pet taxidermy.
- DirectorIlnaz KheyrkhahStarsArad AslaniFatemeh Hosseini Azar"Company" tells the story of a young boy who feels obliged to write a will for a dying woman who lives alone.
- DirectorMonica Taboada TapiaFor Georgina, an indigenous transgender woman, life in the desert is lonely and cruel. In her small village, no one understands who she is.
- DirectorHonami YanoStarsAyamo TanoA little girl reflects on her last summer with her father at his funeral. Set on a small island in Japan where the director was born and raised, the film explores the relationship between the death of her father and the bomb storage in the mountain behind the family house.
- DirectorLotfi AchourStarsGhassen RguiguiUnder the dictatorship of Ben Ali, a man is kidnapped, tortured and killed, then vanishes without ever being found. Thirty years later, he comes back to talk to us.
- DirectorMargit CzenkiStarsLolle FitzAnneliese PetersenRainer SpeckA salesman presents the "Deval Kit" to drag-queen-housewife Anneliese Petersen. Promising to lower the rent and fight gentrification by ruining a neighborhoods image, the film is shot in a mock advertising style.
- DirectorAdam BaranStarsDale CorvinoBilly MillerThe voices of five gay men who cruised for sex at the World Trade Center in the 1980s and 1990s.
- DirectorAlfie BarkerStarsCindy ReadmanJanet FergusonJohn ReadmanA docu-drama spotlighting the strength of a community when faced with eviction.
- DirectorRoberto SantaguidaSix avenues, in south-central Montreal, revisited.
- DirectorMax HattlerHong Kong's signature architecture of horizon-eclipsing housing estates is reimagined as parallel rows of film strips.
- DirectorRisto JarvaJaakko PakkasvirtaStarsJaakko Pakkasvirta
- DirectorAsko TolonenStarsAntti LitjaTuija Vuolle
- DirectorArvo Ahlroos
- DirectorSamuel MorrisAya and Ibrahim are two young Moroccans who live life by their own rules, from one moment to the next. They represent what they call "the new generation of Morocco", with the uprising Skateboarding culture in its center.
- DirectorTristan AymonStarsMartin BarrasDavid EvoraTilo KüblerWhen Vincent, a young skateboarder, meets a vulnerable animal at the bottom of a hole, the encounter will get him to confront his own fears of the unknown.
- DirectorMichael Ien CohenStarsTony HawkNeil deGrasse TysonLizzie ArmantoThe beauty in overcoming fear and other challenges facing humanity as seen by icons of pro skating, science, art, music, activism, and education, all of whom share experiences and perspectives shaped by their love of skateboarding.
- DirectorHannu PeltomaaA documentary plea for social change centering on destitute drunks who disgrace the harbor setting of Helsinki.
- DirectorLidia AfrilitaDavid DarmadiA herd of cattle has made a man-made waste landfill their home. They call plastics their resting pasture, wooden bark amidst foliage their food, and the scenic trash mountain their graveyard.
- DirectorTumpal TampubolonStarsDikky TakiyudinMuhammad UmarA young boy, Sura, lives alone and lonely in a fishing village. He earns money from chores while waiting for his father, who may never return. One day, he finds a broken sex doll washed ashore, and tries to fix it. (PARK Sungho)
- DirectorMuhammad Heri Fadli
- DirectorGábor HoltaiStarsRozi LovasÁron MolnárIstván ZnamenákIn a world where childbirth is state-regulated a couple applies for a license to have a child. They have passed the first round of the process - but they have no idea what awaits them in the second round.
- DirectorGergely TóthStarsAndrás HenczBenjámin LengyelZsófia TóthA socially anxious guy meets a deaf girl on a night out in Budapest.
- DirectorMárk BeleznaiStarsDorka GryllusÁgoston KenézBenjamin Egri-RónayA teenager film buff and a single woman in her forties meet each other. Then they meet again and start to realize that they might have more in common, than meets the eye, and form an unlikely connection.
- DirectorHajni KisStarsKati ZsurzsAnikó, 61, is about to leave Hungary to move in with her daughter's family in the UK. This is her final day before departing from everything she used to have.
- DirectorKristóf DeákStarsTamás RétfalviIrén SzabóLajos Ottó HorváthWhen two CCTV technicians find out about an AI machine threatening their jobs, they must get out of their chairs to beat the system - leading them to an unexpected solution.
- DirectorGábor Benö BaranyiStarsFrigyes KovácsErik MajorÁgnes Máhr
- DirectorBorbála NagyStarsHanna AngelusZsuzsa FaragóPéter JanklovicsIn the midst of chaos caused by the visit of the Prime Minister to an ordinary school in Hungary, one of the schoolgirls, Márti, hesitantly prepares her little rebellion.
- DirectorLuca TothStarsSophie Koko GateRegina FreedmanSimon RobertsThree teens face their inner wildness on a dreamlike journey when they decide to peek under the hair of God.
- DirectorLuca TothThe native people of the surrealistic land of Superbia, where men and women form separate societies, face the changes sparked by the first equal couple in their history.
- DirectorNadja AndrasevA betrayed wife starts to investigate her husband's mistresses. Her jealousy is gradually replaced by curiosity.