Helsinki Metropolia University of Applied Sciences

In a record store, 15-year-old Vaula tries to blend in. All the customers seem to know what they are doing, except her. But Vaula is interested in something completely different from the records – the store’s ever so lovely sales assistant Patisse. Patisse is funny, beautiful and, first and foremost, the coolest person on earth. She is everything Vaula ever wished for. But how do you impress someone who already has it all?

Three astronauts are turning in for the night in their spacecraft. As they lie in bed they start to recount their thoughts.

Jussi is on the verge of burnout seeks new energy through a very special form of self-help therapy. Jussi’s young and athletic supervisor Aleksi takes Jussi to a remote bog and instructs him on a series of exercises meant to conjure up their ‘primitive side’.

Having run into financial difficulties, a woman decides to start a panty business.

The protagonist has no luck with animals. Each of her pets would leave her soon after they came to live under her roof. Numerous cats and dogs did not manage to avoid this curse, neither did a turtle or fish. Even a guinea pig left the unlucky aunt, together with her ex-husband. Amusing and simple cut-out animation.

Documentary about Finnish punk scene in the early 2010s.

A short story about a girl called Anya, who is bullied at school. One night her low self-esteem turns itself into a monster which disrupts her in her sleep. The scaring business takes an unexpected turn, and Anya finds herself with a new - albeit reluctant - friend.

Taisto does not prosper at school. To make up the absense from art classes, he must shoot a short film. Taisto is interested in Eeva, and he asks her to be the star of the film. Eeva is fascinated by the dark mind of Taisto and agrees to Taisto's request. But Taisto's and Eeva's images of each other are in a clash with the reality and they end up into ineluctable conflict.

The documentary film Halli addresses body-related commentary and its impact on people's body image. Anonymous stories are set in a swimming hall, where we see a variety of body types. Finnish swimming hall culture respects body privacy. In the film, we follow stories from the women's locker room to the pool, highlighting the experiences of different generations and the body image challenges they face, reflecting the trauma passed down from one generation to the next.

Three robot companions descend an abandoned mine, working together in search of the valuable fuel that keeps their kind alive.

How does one leave positive marks on their body? In the short documentary, three young adults open up about their relationships with their bodies through tattoos. They think tattoos showcase something otherwise invisible about themselves to the world.

After a childhood spent tightly together with her twin sister, Apila began to question gender identity. This started a long process of self-acceptance, complicated by expectations set by the environment and society.

An ancient golem must carry its old friend, a monk in a trance, across the world to a holy place to be enlightened. However, the journey is not easy with dangers lurking, and the golem realises that the time has come to let go of a lifelong friend.

What is it like to grow up under the rigid control of a strict and meticulous – if not downright puritantical – father? A funny, yet heartbreaking, snapshot of a childhood, overshadowed by disapproval and discipline.