Sean Ricks

Sean Ricks is a Finnish filmmaker, writer, journalist, and presenter widely known in Finland as the host of the long-running current affairs program Perjantai. He has written, directed and starred in several short documentaries for the Finnish public broadcaster Yle. Myllylä is his debut as a feature film director. In 2023, Ricks was awarded by the Finnish Federation of Settlement Houses for his long body of work that values interviewees and a constructive culture of public debate, stating that it ”adds understanding to the spectrum of human life, which is not black or white, but involves all colors and shades.”