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My father's suicide has been the driving force behind my work since 2009. I began by closely examining my family's impeccable 16mm archival footage. Consisting of hours of beautiful film shot by my Grandfather, this began my journey into my family history and the nature of the archive. An interest that was sparked by my obsession with the death of my father, and which culminates here with a piece focusing quite clearly on his death. Consisting of archival footage from my father's childhood and my own, along with footage shot by myself at the site of his death, this video piece is truly a succinct portrayal of my visceral reaction to the knowledge of my father's suicide.

In a small town in the taiga an eighteen year-old waitress falls for a visiting police inspector.

Through the eyes and ears of an old abandoned apartment block in the center of Berlin, 'Lichtenberg' tells stories from five different periods of recent Berlin History. A Weimar murder, a Nazi meeting, an East German family's escape, the arrival of two 90's squatters and finally, a woman who hopes to host a young Syrian refugee in her flat. Collectively the stories, framed against the reality of an ever-changing, ever-gentrifying Berlin, ask the viewer to consider that history belongs to these old buildings.

Three friends facing a midlife crisis go on an unforgettable night of boozing in this drama/comedy. Matti, a man anxiously awaiting his firstborn, Erkki, a ladies' man who has lost his family, and Rauno, a failed actor, come together on Christmas Eve. Looking to shake their loneliness, the crew heads to a karaoke bar, kicking off a night that'll change all three forever.

A high school sports star's perfect life unravels when he tries to solve the mystery surrounding a classmate's death.