Special Screenings | FINLAND: BLIND SPOT
UNIT.Core | B.8

16+

Sometimes we are blinded by our comfortable life and trust on other people. Sometimes we are ashamed of our little secrets and desires and hide them within. These films explore emotional restraint, historical silence, unprocessed trauma, and the ethics of not interfering in metaphorical, absurd and comical ways across the film genres. Let’s push the button and see what happens!

Curated by Joni Männistö, artistic director of Turku Animated Film Festival.

Running time 70 min.

  • Good Intentions
    Anna Mantzaris

    United Kingdom | 08:34 | 2018

    After a young woman is responsible for a hit and run, strange and spooky things starts to happen...A small thriller about people that are not always the best at making decisions.

  • My Dad
    Marcus Armitage

    United Kingdom | 05:52 | 2014

    Inherited opinions. Inherited isolation. A short film depicting a dad's influence on a young boy's life. His judgmental character mixed with the boys fondness for his dad prove to be a toxic mix that tears away at a world of opportunity and experiences. A short animation made with oil pastels and newspaper clippings.

  • Bobby Yeah
    Robert Morgan

    United Kingdom | 23:18 | 2011

    Bobby Yeah is a petty thug who lightens his miserable existence by brawling and stealing stuff. One day, he steals the favourite pet of some very dangerous individuals, and finds himself in deep trouble. He really should learn, but he just can’t help it.

  • Nun or Never!
    Heta Jäälinoja

    Finland | 11:00 | 2023

    A nun digs a man up from the ground and loses her grip on everyday life. Can secrets and harmony coexist?

  • Body Memory
    Ülo Pikkov

    Estonia | 09:35 | 2011

    Our body remembers more than we can expect and imagine. It remembers also the sorrow and pain of the predecessors, sustaining the stories of our parents and grandparents as well as their ancestors. But, how far back is it possible to go in the memory of the body?

  • The Big Snit
    Richard Condie

    Canada | 09:54 | 1985

    This wonderful wacky animation film looks at two simultaneous conflicts, a macrocosm of global nuclear war and a microcosm of a domestic quarrel, and how each conflict is resolved. Filled with warmth and unexpectedly off-the-wall humour, the film leaves it to viewers to decide which Snit has really been the Big One.

  • Enough
    Anna Mantzaris

    United Kingdom | 02:26 | 2018

    Moment of lost self-control. The stressed inhabitants of a city have had enough and start acting on their dark impulses.