Strong and Free – Dancing Screen in Caisa

The eight films in the ‘Strong & Free’ screening are about liberation and empowerment through dance, nature and imagination.

Nadja Pärssinen and Alisa Javits gain strength from moving. The film “Maailma loittonee suhteessa…” (the world recedes in relation...) explores the embodied memory traces that emerge from wandering in nature. The film is set on a free-roaming route along the Trolltunga hiking trail in Norway.

In the film “Hoitava” (carer), freedom is a fantasy. The film was inspired by the experiences of dancer Hanna Heino as a COVID nurse during the pandemic. The film is directed by Salla Hämäläinen.

Mia Malviniemi and Mervi Junkkonen have made the documentary film “In the Same Boat” about the power of the mind and its limitlessness. In this film, the main character, Rauno, tells the story of a boat trip where his father set at least the Finnish record for swearing.

What would vipers tell us human beings if we understood their language? Matilda Aaltonen, Taru Aho and Riikka Lakea have made the film “terveisin, Kyy” (sincerely, Viper) in which we identify with the body of a snake and are liberated from our old skin.

Kati Kallio and the Ihanat dance group’s joint three-film series, “Gen Z”, puts the spotlight on Vappu Virkkula, Sofia Johansson and Minttu Heinonen, young dance artists with intellectual disabilities.

These films diversify our understanding of one generation by highlighting dancers who are rarely seen as representatives of their generation. Among other things, these films deal with the dreams and aspirations of these young marginalised dancers, without forgetting the superpowers they need to be considered competent and capable actors in our society.

The evening ends with Vilma Tihilä’s film, “Call of the Cranes”, in which people walking in the forest hear the call of freedom. This film was made in cooperation with the Kanta-Häme memory association’s Muistijengi (memory gang).

Duration: approx. 2 h, no intermission
Age limit: 18 (unrated films; beverage service in the cinema)
Language and subtitles: Finnish and/or English
Tickets: 7 € for one screening, 11 € for both screenings