ONCE UPON A TIME IN A FOREST
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Finland 2024Language:Finnish, EnglishSubtitles:EnglishDirector:Virpi SuutariWriter:Virpi SuutariCinematographer:Teemu Liakka, Jani KumpulainenEditor:Jussi RautaniemiMusic:Sanna SalmenkallioSound:Olli HuhtanenProducer:Virpi Suutari, Martti SuosaloProduction Company:Euphoria Film OyDistributor:Autlook Filmsales93 min, Colour
A pristine forest is being jeopardised by the Finnish timber and paper industry, which is planning unsustainable utilisation. Opposing voices are raised, resistance is formed, and activists find an intergenerational form of organisation. The view on nature, the personal impact on the population of the forest region and the importance of nature conservation without economic goals raise questions: How far can one go for one's sustainable convictions, what means can resistance exhaust in favour of nature conservation, sustainability and climate protection? And what hope is there for solutions? Exciting and with touching nature shots. 100% Green Horizons!
Director's Biography:Virpi Maarit Suutari (born 1967) is a Finnish documentary film director and has been honoured three times with the Jussi Prize for the best Finnish documentary film. Her documentaries are equally convincing in terms of aesthetics and content.
Director's Filmography:
2020 AALTO: ARCHITECT OF EMOTIONS (DOC)
2018 ENTREPRENEUR (DOC)
2014 GARDEN LOVERS (DOC)
2001 THE IDLE ONES (DOC)
Screenings
- 16.11.2024 13:30 UNIVERSUM 2