Documentary films at DocPoint 2011

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, DocPoint presents ten memorable and beloved Finnish documentary films. Patron of the selection is Laitilan Wirvoitusjuomatehdas.

 

 

 

 

 

DocPoint honours the long and remarkable career of film director Pekka Lehto with Aho & Soldan Award.

 

 

 

 

 

  

Films by Eino Mäkinen, the capturer of Finnish folklore. In co-operation: KAVA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

10 years in Afghanistan, Jean Painlevé Silent Film Consert featuring Uusi Fantasia and Paleface, and remarks of the war in Chechnya.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Selection of films combining the narration methods of both fiction and documentary films.

 

 

 

 

 

Under-water films by French scientist and surrealist. In co-operation: KAVA.

 

 

 

 

 

 

The present and the past of the magnetic country collide. Besides new films, old archive films from the colonial time included.

 

 

 

 

 

The most interesting newcomers of the year.

 

 

 

 

 

The retrospective of the director known from his Mods-trilogy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Everyday life in a vodka factory and other stories from northern latitudes.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The best from different film schools.

 

 

 

  

 

 

 

 

 

Stories about people who have found and chosen their own ways.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Collages, stamps and flamethowers: how to be and live like an artist?

 

 

 

 

 

 

Favourites from all over the world: meet Banksy, Martin Feldstein and Lemmy.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 Shared Journey – Longitudinal Documentaries

Journeys to basket ball professionals, grown-ups and parents.