SUOTERAPIA
Primal Therapy
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
Santtu Salminen
Elis Lindfors
Jaanis Hållman
Jaakko Juutela
Emil Sana
Eppu Salminen, Emil Kihlström, Hannes Suominen
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.
