Section: Short Film Competition

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Primal Therapy

Santtu Salminen

FI , 2021, 20 Min

A ludicrous trip to the forest with a businessman who is on the verge of burnout and looking for new energy through a special form of self-therapy. In the process he discovers the animal inside himself.

The film will be shown as part of the "Long Night of Short Films" in the Weltspiegel (large hall) in original version with English subtitles and simultaneous German translation.

Text: Joshua Jádi
English: Peter Rickerby

Drehbuch
Santtu Salminen

Kamera
Elis Lindfors

Ton
Jaanis Hållman

Schnitt
Riina Saltiola

Ausstattung
Jaakko Juutela

Musik
Emil Sana

Darsteller
Eppu Salminen, Emil Kihlström, Hannes Suominen

Produzent
Elisabeth Keinänen

Produktion
Luodo Oy

Santtu Salminen - Santtu Salminen is a Finnish screenwriter and director based in Helsinki. He grew up around theatre and acting, and gravitated towards filmmaking through photography. Santtu studied filmmaking in Metropolia UAS, graduating with a bachelor’s degree in 2021. During his studies he wrote multiple screenplays and directed them, while simultaneously working in the camera department in various short films, tv-series, and commercials. His award winning graduation film PRIMAL THERAPY (2021) marks his directorial debut. Santtu deals with topics such as masculinity, neoliberalism, and human-nature relationship through comedy, as he feels that laughing upwards to people in power positions offers unique angles in dealing with societal problems. His graduation film PRIMAL THERAPY (2021) was selected at Tampere FF.

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