my work as director / screenwriter

ONNI (2013) Short feature film, 7″

Tuula and Tapani perform a handwriting analysis. Tapani is shocked by his own results, while the analysis of Tuula’s handwriting reveals a completely new side of her.

Cast Miitta Sorvali, Kari Sorvali, Gustav Wiklund, Lassi Alhorinne, Peter Kanerva, Sanna-Mari Metsi, Petri Puttonen
Editor Jussi Rautaniemi
Cinematography Heikki Färm
Production Designer Sattva-Hanna Toiviainen
Costume Designer Tiina Kaukanen
Sound Designer Pietari Koskinen
Producer Pauli Pentti, First Floor Productions Ltd
Production support Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE), Finnish Film Foundation (SES), AVEK

https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2015/12/30/onni

LICENCE TO KILL (2005) Documentary, 51:27″

The film examines the operations and questionable marketing tactics of the tobacco industry. The documentary visits the Philip Morris shareholders’ annual meeting and features an interview with Jeffrey Wigand, an American biochemist and tobacco industry whistleblower.

Host Tommy Lindgren
Cinematography Mika Orasmaa
Editor Teemu Nikki
Sound Designer Sakari Salli, Antti Sipilä
Producer / Director Mia Holopainen
Producer Matti Rautakallio, Suomen Syöpäyhdistys (Cancer Foundation Finland)
Distribution SubTV

IMETTÄJÄT (2014) Documentary series, 8 x 25″

An eight-part docuseries about breastfeeding, featuring seven families at different stages of life and the diverse choices they make when it comes to breastfeeding.

Cinematography Pasi Rytkönen, Tommi Lukkarinen
Editor Jukka Karjalainen
Producer Liisa Akimoff, Production House Ltd
Commissioner Riitta Jalonen, Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE TV2)

Short film ”Luontoretkellä Norpan kanssa” (A Nature Excursion with the Saimaa Ringed Seal, 2018) + 60 short documentaries focused on environmental awareness and advocacy (2018-2020 + 2025). Short documentaries script, camera, sound, editing by Mia Holopainen Funded by Suomen luonnonsuojeluliiton Uudenmaan piiri ry (The Finnish Association for Nature Conservation Uusimaa)