Silent Legacy
Details
Sibiry, a choreographer from Burkina Faso now living in Finland, struggles with the unrealistic expectations from his original home country, while also seeking connection in his new country. Viewed as a privileged European back home yet an outsider in Finland, he longs to be seen as an equal. Through dance, the film explores identity, migration, and colonial legacies, shedding light on complex societal pressures faced by African migrants and ultimately how the European filmmakers’ presence unintentionally ends up affecting the reality.
DIRECTORS: Jenni Kivistö, Jussi Rastas
SCRIPTWRITERS: Jenni Kivistö, Jussi Rastas
CINEMATOGRAPHY: Jussi Rastas, Ari Virem
SOUND: Olivier Goinard
EDITING: Jenni Kivistö, Jussi Rastas, Heli Kota, Sofia Bonds, Samu Kuukka
MUSIC: Emil Sana
CO-PRODUCERS: Sébastien Tézé (Ellis Films), Mamounata Nikiema (Pilumpiku Production)
PRODUCER: Ella Ruohonen
PRODUCTION COMPANY: Väki Films
Directors
Jenni Kivistö
Directors Jenni Kivistö and Jussi Rastas have worked together for over a decade focusing on global subjects. Their previous collaboration, the documentary film Colombia in My Arms (2020) received 15 awards, including the Dragon Award – Best Nordic Documentary 2020 (Göteborg Film Festival), New Nordic Voice – Documentary 2020 (Nordisk Panorama) and Golden Owl – Best Feature-length Film 2020 (FICBC / Brasil). The film is a co-production of four countries (Finland, France, Norway and Denmark) and it has been broadcast in dozens of countries in TV channels including YLE, France2, DR, NRK, DirecTV (Latin America), RTS, RTP, Phoenix Satellite Television (Greater China), TV 5 Monde and Canal+.
Jussi Rastas
Directors Jenni Kivistö and Jussi Rastas have worked together for over a decade focusing on global subjects. Their previous collaboration, the documentary film Colombia in My Arms (2020) received 15 awards, including the Dragon Award – Best Nordic Documentary 2020 (Göteborg Film Festival), New Nordic Voice – Documentary 2020 (Nordisk Panorama) and Golden Owl – Best Feature-length Film 2020 (FICBC / Brasil). The film is a co-production of four countries (Finland, France, Norway and Denmark) and it has been broadcast in dozens of countries in TV channels including YLE, France2, DR, NRK, DirecTV (Latin America), RTS, RTP, Phoenix Satellite Television (Greater China), TV 5 Monde and Canal+.
Contact
Anni Asikainen
Advisor / International Promotion and Cultural Export of Documentary Films
• deputy starting Jan 8, 2024
• festival distribution strategy for documentary films
• travel, project and material and marketing support for documentary films
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