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ONCE UPON A TIME IN A FOREST

Virpi Suutari
FI 2024    93'
⚬ Green ⚬ Kids & Youth 

Synopsis

ONCE UPON A TIME IN A FOREST unfolds as a modern fairy tale in the enchanting embrace of the Finnish forest. We witness young people seamlessly woven into the fabric of nature, swimming in crystalline lakes and reveling in the calm presence of the ancient trees. This idyllic harmony is imperiled as the forest faces man-made extinction. Driven by her love for the forest, 22-year-old Ida becomes the leader of the new Forest Movement, coming face to face with Finnish forest industry giants and confronting generational bias. Breathtaking visuals take viewers into the heart of the forest and the center of the conflict. The film is a hopeful ode to nature and its protectors.

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"At its very core, Once Upon A Time In A Forest is a lyrical plea for the protection of the planet. A more convincing argument could hardly be imagined." Business Doc Europe

"brilliant, immersive" - High on Films

"nature and all its magnificence is captured beautifully" - Modern Times Review

Credits

Director

Virpi Suutari

Producer

Virpi Suutari

Executive Producer

Martti Suosalo

Production Company

Euphoria Film

In collaboration with

Al Jazeera, Yle, SVT

Cinematography

Teemu Liakka F.S.C., Jani Kumpulainen F.S.C

Writer

Virpi Suutari

Editor

Jussi Rautaniemi F.C.E

Music

Sanna Salmenkallio

Sound

Olli Huhtanen

Festivals

CPH:DOX 2024

Visions du Réel 2024

Hot Docs 2024

Millennium Docs Against Gravity FF 2024

Chicago IFF 2024

Film Details

Runtime 93'
Spoken Languages Finnish, English
Production Country Finland
Resolution 4K

Biography

Virpi Suutari (b.1967) is an award-winning filmmaker known for her personal cinematic style challenging the boundaries between fact and fiction. Her films have been shown in the major festivals such as IDFA, Locarno, Leipzig, Vision du Réel and Gothenburg Film festival. THE IDLE ONES (2001) was nominated for the Best European Documentary (EFA award) and she has won several awards as the Best Nordic Documentary in Nordisk Panorama. Suutari has received the Finnish national Academy award, the Jussi-Award, three times. She is also the member of the European Film Academy. The previous feature documentary she directed and produced about architect Alvar Aalto (AALTO, 2020) received world-wide distribution.

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