FILMOGRAPHY AS A SCREENWRITER AND/OR EDITOR

MAGNIFICA: PASSIVE INTRUDER

documentary short, 21"

Documentary film about the coexistence of Finnish cottage-goers and an uninvited visitor called Pectinatella magnifica – it's something and there's a lot of it. The arrival of green and slimy blobs among the safe and familiar environment brings uncomfortable feelings in the self-indulgent middle class community.

Director and screenplay Ville Koskinen Editor Hanna Kaihlanen Production Sandra Enkvist / Polygraf

Festivals Tampere International Short Film Festival 2024

VELVET PAW, GOLDCREST AND MANY OTHERS (2024)

media art, 21"

Director Juha Suonpää Editor Hanna Kaihlanen Production Swamphead

Exhibitions Juha Suonpää: Metsän kissa, Galleria Nykyaika, 17.2.-18.3..2024

HELSINKI URBAN RAT PROJECT (2023)

media art, 8"

Part of an ongoing feature film process connected to a research project Helsinki Urban Rat Project (funded by Koneen Säätiö).

Director Juha Suonpää Screenwriter and editor Hanna Kaihlanen 

Sticky encounters with the rat.

media art, 8"

Part of an ongoing feature film process connected to a research project Helsinki Urban Rat Project (funded by Koneen Säätiö).

Director Juha Suonpää Screenwriter and editor Hanna Kaihlanen 

Sticky encounters with the rat.

LYNX MAN (2023)

feature documentary, 80"

Director Juha Suonpää  Screenplay Juha Suonpää, Hanna Kaihlanen Editing Tuuli Kuittinen, Hanna Kaihlanen (opening and closing sequences, editor of the development phase) Production Pasi Hakkio / Wacky Tie Films

WHERE DO YOU DRAW THE LINE BETWEEN MAN AND ANIMAL?

Following divorce and a serious accident Hannu lives alone on his farm in the West of Finland. An environment home to all kinds of wildlife – including the Eurasian lynx, a wildcat until recently almost extinct. When Hannu finds a dead lynx by the side of the road, it is like meeting an old friend: he realizes that the lynx who lived in the area during his childhood have returned. Filled with renewed vigour and lust for life, Hannu sets up trail cameras all over his land. Soon, 23 cameras are recording everything from moose to mice. Hannu starts to get to know the lynx personally, learning their habits and habitats, relationships and individual characteristics. The spirit of the lynx permeates deeper and deeper into Hannu's world as he becomes increasingly fascinated by theirs.

Festivals CPH:DOX (DNK), Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Film Festival (CAN), CinemAmbiente Environmental Film Festival (ITA), Midnight Sun Film Festival (FIN), Savonlinna Nature Film Festival (FIN), Blue Sea Film Festival (FIN), Espoo Cine (FIN), Red Carpet Film Festival (FIN)

Awards NORDIC:DOX Special Mention, CPH:DOX (DNK), Best International Documentary CinemAmbiente Environmental Film Festival (ITA), Best Feature Documentary, GZDOC (CHN), Best Director, Ulsan Ulju Mountain Film Festival (KSU), Alpine Camera in Gold, Mountainfilm Graz (AUT)