New Nordic Films

Set in a futuristic universe on a mysterious planet, separated into five districts, speed skaters are running against each other on the walls of a giant tower that reaches far into space. Status, honor, and territory are on the line – and the one to first reach to the top is the winner.

The legendary skater Raidon is the blue districts chosen hero through many years. He is deeply conservative, loyal and proud of being blue. But this year everything changes for Raidon when he discovers a new rival, Hepwi from the red district, the blue district’s bitter enemy. She is young, smart and skates fast and playful. In the middle of the final run, Raidon’s solidarity is put to the test when he is faced with a life or death dilemma.

Flash is a successful digital postman, who carries messages to mobile phones. One day, he slips a love message between two teenagers in the spam mail by mistake. He is sent out on a quest through the darkest corners of the internet to recover the message and forced to choose between his own success and the love of the teenagers.

Arvid has arranged for his sister to fill in for the orchestra at the concert house where he works. But when he ends up in a petty conflict with another man, who she in turn is praised by, his narcissism and need for attention leads to a path of self-destruction.

The iron gate safeguarding an old man’s peace is opened.

After being confronted with her fear of being too big, Sara, who’s 181 cm tall and heavily built, begins to explore her perception of femininity with her talking vulva.

The Sausage Moose, and only a few other other animals, discover that they are not granted a spot on Noah’s Ark before the great flood.

Silje leaves her boyfriend, Thomas, but returns to the apartment when she realizes that she forgot her phone. Inside the apartment she finds Thomas hanging from the chandelier with a rope around his neck. At the hospital, it becomes clear that he misunderstood, and thought that Silje came back of remorse, not because of her phone. Out of consideration, she accepts his version. Together they had planned a trip to the family cabin the following day, with Thomas’ brother and his girlfriend. As Thomas lies to them about how he hurt himself, they can’t find a reason to cancel the trip. Stuck on an island, away from civilization, uncomfortable situations develop between the four characters.

A servant who ruled over everything.

When the famous Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra prepares to perform a symphony by Joonas Kokkonen, Heikki Tikka works in the shadows to make sure every single thing is in it’s right place. Bellboy is a documentary short film about the servant who ruled over everything.

Terhi Kokkonen studies screenwriting and film editing at the Department of Film, Television and Scenography in Aalto University, School of Arts, Design and Architecture. She is also a well known Finnish lyricist and singer. Bellboy is her Master of Arts Degree Work for Film, and her debut in film directing.