
The in-person screening of this film will be followed by a live Q+A. The recording will be posted on our YouTube channel in the days following the festival.
Jaakko, a blind wheelchair user with multiple sclerosis, forges an active long distance relationship with Sirpa over the phone, without ever meeting in-person. When Sirpa reveals shocking news, Jaakko decides to undergo a real-life odyssey to meet her. Voyaging through five different locations, encountering strangers both helpful and harmful, Jaakko travels all the way to the one he loves.
- Year2021
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageFinnish
- CountryFinland
- DirectorTeemu Nikki
- ScreenwriterTeemu Nikki
- ProducerTeemu Nikki, Jani Pösö
- CastPetri Poikolainen, Marjaana Maijala, Hannamaija Nikander
- CinematographerSari Aaltonen
- EditorJussi Sandhu
- Sound DesignSami Kiiski, Heikki Kossi
The in-person screening of this film will be followed by a live Q+A. The recording will be posted on our YouTube channel in the days following the festival.
Jaakko, a blind wheelchair user with multiple sclerosis, forges an active long distance relationship with Sirpa over the phone, without ever meeting in-person. When Sirpa reveals shocking news, Jaakko decides to undergo a real-life odyssey to meet her. Voyaging through five different locations, encountering strangers both helpful and harmful, Jaakko travels all the way to the one he loves.
- Year2021
- Runtime81 minutes
- LanguageFinnish
- CountryFinland
- DirectorTeemu Nikki
- ScreenwriterTeemu Nikki
- ProducerTeemu Nikki, Jani Pösö
- CastPetri Poikolainen, Marjaana Maijala, Hannamaija Nikander
- CinematographerSari Aaltonen
- EditorJussi Sandhu
- Sound DesignSami Kiiski, Heikki Kossi