PROGRAM
Pyhä Magic Montage - Aarni Toiviainen & Suvi Vuorimäki
Pyhä Magic Montage is a film about Pyhätunturi and its friends, who return to the mountain year after year, as the first snowflakes drift from the sky. What unites these friends is their passion for snow and skiing, and they share the story of their beloved mountain. Spring leads them on their separate paths, but only for a moment. Fortunately, a new winter brings back that feeling, difficult to explain, but instantly recognizable to all. Pyhä Magic Montage is a love letter to the mountain – a secret that one wants to both preserve and share.
The film is a 16mm mountain film by Aarni Toiviainen, and it will have its premiere at the Tajukangas outdoor theater.
SENSUS - Magnus Graner
Space to be - Vilma Laaksonen & Taija Timonen
Space to be is a documentary about women expressing themselves through freeride skiing. The story highlights the sense of community among women, as well as their love for winter and skiing. This sense of community is a significant resource for developing the sport in a more equal direction. One of the greatest gifts in life is having the space to be yourself.
Presence – Jan-Erik Blomberg
What is presence and how does it relate to being on the mountains? When you're on the mountains, there's time to reflect on your deep feelings. One of the things to reflect on is presence. If you're not present, you become a danger to yourself and your skiing companions. At the same time, you miss out on what the environment can offer you.
The Instrument – Tiina Lindström
The Instrument is a small-scale project born from the desire to combine two creative activities – playing the cello and snowboarding. The snowboarding footage was captured with a smartphone in the Pyhä-Luosto landscape in 2024. The cello recordings were made at home, intuitively, in a single 15-minute session. The inspiration comes from punk culture, where feeling takes precedence over doing things "correctly." At its core, the project is a way to explore one's creative side in a world driven by logic and reason.
