Caeneus
KaineusDetails
When Caenis sees Caeneus on a punk stage, they know they want his body. Desire, envy and pain intertwine as Caenis obsessively hunts for Caeneus – and their true self.
World premiere: Uppsala Short Film Festival 2026 / International Competition
DIRECTOR: August Joensalo
SCRIPT: August Joensalo, Aarni Pieski
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Aku Koskinen
SOUND: Heta-Maria Pyhäjärvi
SET DESIGN: Ella Snellman
COSTUME DESIGN: Ella Snellman
EDITING: Ada Pajari
MUSIC: Jästinfektion
CAST: Meri Luukkanen, Eeli Jurvelin
PRODUCERS: Emilia Haukka, Jussi Rantamäki
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Aamu Film Company
Director
August Joensalo
August Joensalo (b. 1993) is a queer and Karelian film director, lens-based artist and writer, interested in naming, seeing and making visible stories from peripheries, especially those inhabited by trans communities. Their short documentary Space Is Quite A Lot of Things was screened at festivals like DOC NYC, Nordisk Panorama and BFI Flare. Joensalo graduated from HDK-Valand Academy in Gothenburg.
Contact
Otto Suuronen
Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Short Films
• festival distribution strategy for short films and short documentary films
• travel, project and material and marketing support for short films and short documentary films
• curating short film programmes
+ 358 9 6220 3019