The short films in the R&A Shorts series Work Hard For The Money explore the drudgery of hard labour, unusual working conditions and the inevitable unhappiness caused by liberal western work culture. The films tell the stories of a doctor of…

The movement of the body is inevitable in road movies, but the soul travels inwards. The scenery outside the window is in motion. Hot summer air is warming your cheek leaning on the dusty window pane of the train. You might open a book, or discreetly…

Few topics hold as much contemporary significance and immediacy in Finland as the apparent rise in systemic discrimination against minority communities. While protests and debate regarding government policies persist, people of African descent seek…

Despite having walked on the Cannes red carpet and working with Hollywood stars, the 59-year-old film director Kelly Reichardt still makes her living as a teacher Showing Up is director Kelly Reichardt’s life’s picture in many ways. The master of…

The cinematic year is once again reaching its culmination: it’s September and time for Love & Anarchy! 11 days of cinematic nirvana are upon us.  Throughout the year, the world of film has been in turmoil. Though the pandemic is behind us…

Asif Kapadia, known for his Senna and Amy documentaries among others, captures the human need to control in the stunning ballet film Creature. It is also a film about saving and feeling, i.e. film and dance. Words are immediately stripped of meaning:…

R&A enthusiast Topi Borg curates his favorites from the festival programme. Borg’s listing covers many aspects of the diverse programme. The Chambermaid Luxury hotels are like termite mounds of materialism. Everything will be done for you…

We are Film Tonight!, a Helsinki-based film collective established in April 2023 by Helena Aleksandrova, Jelica Jerinić, Roxana Sadvokassova, and Mariangela Pluchino – four filmmakers united by a shared passion for cinema, feminist values, a…