sTAFF Favourites
Favourite films of the people behind the festival.
Festivaalin taustalla olevien henkilöiden suosikkifilmit.
Kino Kilta,
Sunday 24.08.2025
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Films in this screening:
Suresh Eriyat:
Desi Oon
India, 2025. 7 minutes.
Through the story of Balu Mama and his revered flock, the film contrasts a rich heritage with the modern neglect of India’s native sheep and wool industry. In the face of this decline, it raises a poignant question—can the wisdom of the past inspire a future where shepherding and pastoral traditions are valued once again?
Lola Lefèvre:
Naive New Beaters & Star Feminine Band - Ye Kou Si Kuo
(Naive New Beaters & Star Feminine Band - Ye Kou Si Kuo)
France, 2024. 2 minutes.
After a wild party in their flat, three hungover friends get ready for the next one, while jamming to their favourite band.
Niko Radas:
Psychonauts
(Psihonauti)
Croatia, 2025. 8 minutes.
Leaving their human hosts, mental disorders take on anthropomorphic forms and find new refuges.
Tata Managadze:
Lights, Haze
Belgium, Finland, Georgia, Portugal, 2024. 8 minutes.
Utopian symbolic playgrounds from memories are interconnected through sharp, flickering lights. Description: Lights, Haze is a poetic documentary that explores the ambivalence of memory through the real locations on the outskirts of Tbilisi. The film uses light as a central symbolic element to express the complexity of these reflections. Crafted with a blend of 2D frame-by-frame animation—both digital and analogue—the film weaves in a cyanotype sequence, where frames were printed using real light, adding an experimental and dreamlike quality to the narrative. The film emphasizes extreme subjectivity within the genre of animated documentary.
Anni Sairio, Joonatan Turkki:
Speeding, of Course
(Vauhtipyräys)
Finland, 2025. 4 minutes.
70-year-old Timo makes the most of his short ride to work. Speeding up on a bicycle ends up in a ditch, but the adrenaline rush leaves a feeling of pleasure. The short film Speeding, Of Course combines documentary interview material, wild sound design, and exhilarating cutout animation playing with shapes into a joyful story about the charm of speed. The story offers the viewer a reminder of the simple joys of everyday life and the importance of taking pleasure in the small moments amid the ordinary days. Timo’s bicycle joyride inspires playfulness throughout life.