The water was here, director: Sophie Sherman, Némo Camus
Helsinki Central Library Oodi • Kino Regina •
Helsinki Central Library Oodi • Kino Regina •
18.–19.4.2026
Film Screenings
Analog film is experiencing a rebirth among moving image artists, as its tactile nature aligns with the physicality of the medium which encourages an embodied conversation between the artist and the film itself.
This curated selection of short films, made through an open call which received films over 39 different countries, celebrates the bold and diverse ways of contemporary artists working with film formats. In their works, analog becomes a bridge to reflection, presence, and a deeper connection with the tangible world. The selected films take us from conceptual to narrative and from experimental to documentary, dealing with a wide range of topics from migration to environmental changes, from memory to disabilities.
Experimental and ecological techniques are strongly represented, weaving the legacy of avant-garde filmmaking with pressing questions of our time: how do different bodies navigate social and political landscapes? Where do humans and the natural world intersect, and how do we seek balance in a chaotic era?
In collaboration with AV-Arkki and Elävän Kuvan Laboratorio.
Note: Due to financial reasons (and geopolitical), the screenings will unfortunately be screened in their digital version. Special screenings will be shown in their analog form.
At Night, director: Anouk Chambaz
DOOR OPENING: 10.00
✦ FREE ENTRY ✦
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10:00 Opening doors
10:30 AV-Arkki special screening
Braiding Futures + Hairgrams - Paola Guzmán Figueroa - 5 min
Mindfullmess - Niina Suominen 6 min
Giants - Fanni Niemi-Junkola - 1 min
Oon mä ollut paha mut oon mä ollut hyväkin - Minna Suoniemi - 6 min
Statue - Sini Pelkki - 4 min
Metamorphosis - Hannaleena Heiska - 7 min
Tissi - Milja Viita - 1 min
Trip - Mervi Kytösalmi-Buhl - 11 min
Retrospective - Salla Tykkä - 15 min
Karkki - Eeva-Mari Haikala - 2 min
12:00 HAF screening:
The 8th of April, 2024
Director: Patrick Marshall
Country: USA
Year: 2025
Duration: 6 min
As the crow flies
Director: Clara lacombe
Country: France
Year: 2025
Duration: 30 min
Le Corps Morcele
Director: Vicky Smith
Country: UK
Year: 2025
Duration: 4 min
How Would You Like Your Bulimic Film Served? Rare, medium or well done? - Medium (Chapter 33)
Director: Vanja Qvarfordt
Country: Sweden
Year: 2025
Duration: 18 min
The Full Bloom
Director: Matt Feldman
Country: UK/USA
Year: 2025
Duration: 5 min
WASTE n°2 WRECK
Director: Jan Ijäs
Country: Finland
Year: 2016
Duration: 10min
At night
Director: Anouk Chambaz
Country: Italy/Switzerland
Year: 2025
Duration: 8 min
Hiccup
Director: Carina Pavlik, Nelli Gomez Baumert
Country: Germany
Year: 2025
Duration: 3 min
TOTAL DURATION: 71 min
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10:00 Opening doors
10:20 Expanded cinema performance by Elävän Kuvan LaboratorioKurotus (Reach) (2026) - Joona Mäkelä - 6 min (16mm)
Warm Data (2024) - Natalia Koziel-Kalliomäki - 22 min
2x 16mm 1x overhead projector.
Huomenna maalissa – The Finish Line of Tomorrow (2025) - Joakim Pusenius and Lasse Vairio - 21 min
35mm horizontal projection
11:35 HAF screening:
BIPM
Director: Hsin-Yu Chen
Country: Taiwan
Year: 2025
Duration: 2 min
Licht & Ton (Light & Sound)
Director: Jan Rehwinkel
Country: Germany
Year: 2025
Duration: 6 min
The water was here
Director: Sophie Sherman, Némo Camus
Country: Belgium
Year: 2025
Duration: 15 min
Quadratura
Director: Sara Bonaventura
Country: Italy
Year: 2024
Duration: 3 min
I used to live there
Director: Ryan McKenna
Country: Canada
Year: 2022
Duration: 14 min
Insecticide
Director: Anna Best
Country: UK
Year: 2024
Duration: 4 min
Wounded edges
Director: Yannick Mosimann
Country: Switzerland
Year: 2025
Duration: 18 min
Goodnight, My Dear
Director: Vanij Choksi
Country: India
Year: 2025
Duration: 6 min
TOTAL DURATION: 78 min
Hiccup, director: Nelli Gomez Baumert, Carina Pavlik
BIPM, director: Hsin-Yu Chen
Le corps morcele, director: Vicky Smith
Wounded edges, director: Yannick Mosimann
As the crow fly, director: Clara Lacombe

