Today I went to see two screenings at #HIFF.
First was a collection of short films. One of my reasons for this screening was it had the short film "Kapinalliset - Rebels with a cause" in it (trailer: https://vimeo.com/747144460). This is a film about two activists from Extinction Rebellion Finland (Elokapina). Being also in the movement it was naturally an interesting short film to see. May have even been visible myself on the scenes from Mannerheimintie road block autumn 2021. All in all a pretty well made little documentary, for sure not representing everything about Elokapina, but showing it from the perspective of a few rebels in the movement. There is also another similar TV series production of four episodes which came out earlier in the year, funnily enough also called "Kapinalliset". Recommend watching that too, it's available on YLE Areena (though maybe only in Finland) at https://areena.yle.fi/1-62172400.
The other short films were also pretty good, especially liked "Pyykkitupa" (also in YLE Areena https://areena.yle.fi/1-62100728), telling the story of a divorced man moving to his own apartment, struggling to get his laundry done in the building common washroom. It's great when a simple narrative like this comes to life in a funny and entertaining way. Another one to mention, "7pm on a Sunday", was well done but harsh to watch, being a parent. The life of a family permanently changes when a teenage daughter causes the death of her friend.
The other screening was an Ukrainian film called "Butterfly Vision" (trailer https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uD2r9ZtRPp8). The film tells the story of a female Ukrainian soldier who falls captive during the war against the Russian supported separatists in Luhansk, before the full scale Russian invasion. It's not hard to guess her captivity wasn't an easy one. The film tells the struggle of her return into society after a prisoner exchange, haunted by mental and physical effects of her captivity. Wasn't an easy one to watch. Well written and made though.
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