Finnish Film Catalogue Films Island of Hope
  • youth ,
  • Documentary films, over 30 min
In production | 95 min

Island of Hope

Sopeutumaton

Details

A coming-of-age documentary about a highly sensitive 24-year-old city dweller who escapes to a hermit’s island, confronting her deepest fears and an enigmatic intergenerational burden, which she works through by experimenting with self-help practices.

DIRECTOR: Miikka Poutiainen
SCRIPT: Miikka Poutiainen, Sami Salminen
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Samuel C. Karppinen, Mauri Lähdesmäki, Miikka Poutiainen, Sami Salminen
SOUND: Sami Salminen
EDITING: Mauri Lähdesmäki
MUSIC: Sylvester Taina
PRODUCERS: Miikka Poutiainen, Sami Salminen
PRODUCTION COMPANY: PinkAgency

Director

Miikka Poutiainen

Miikka Poutiainen is a documentary film director whose main work centers on intimate, character-driven storytelling, often highlighting social issues in Western welfare societies. He also creates more experimental films and media works. Poutiainen graduated from the University of Art and Design Helsinki (Aalto University). In addition to his creative work, he serves on the board of the Finnish Documentary Guild and the board of the Freelance Program Employees Association. Poutiainen works mainly in Helsinki, Finland.

Contact

Suvi Railo

Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Documentary Films

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