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Release Date:
May 17, 2024
Original Title:
10 kirjettä tulevaisuuteen
Genres:
Documentary
Production Companies:
BonsaiFilms
Production Countries:
Finland
Ratings / Certifications:
FI: S
Runtime: 66
10 Letters to the Future is a documentary film that is a mid-term review in a world of intertwined crises. It is a puzzle, a kaleidoscope that enables a multi-voiced debate in society. The collectively made film was conceived in the era of the Coronavirus, when the reality of global anomalies pierced everything we took for granted. It was a time that caused many to reassess their lives in a new light. What happened to us and what kind of future do we want to be heading towards? Virus researcher, climate activist, political scientist and anti-vaccine protesters see the future challenges facing our society in a very different light. As the virus takes over the world, schoolchildren start collecting letters to be encapsulated in a wooden coffin built by students to be opened more than 50 years from now. The main characters in the documentary write their letters, addressing their loved ones or something unknown in the future.
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Director:
Poikkeustila-työryhmä
Editor:
Katja Pällijeff
Music:
Sanna Salmenkallio
Producer:
Saara Helene Rawat
Anu Kuivalainen
Screenplay:
Anu Kuivalainen
Esa Illi
Markku Heikkinen
Susanna Helke
Saara Helene Rawat
Sound Designer:
Olli Huhtanen
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