Minna is a home care nurse. With undying kindness and optimism, she visits all her clients, providing them with mental and physical comfort. She has a fifteen-year-old daughter, but she is aware that she is unable to give her the time she deserves. And then there is Alvar, a sick man who desperately needs care and support – things his illness prevents him from asking for. Who Stands Up for Alvar is a critique of an overburdened welfare system that drains caregivers of valuable energy they could be devoting to their clients, as well as a poignant look at the need for “ordinary” human kindness. (KVIFF 2024)
A family tries to manage through the weekly grocery shopping without disintegrating. The moment they enter the supermarket the children go off in separate directions and the parents face the overwhelming load of merchandise under the time pressure of a closing store. Will they be able to gather the supplies for existence and still come out of the store with all the children? The story is also a metaphor for the five classical elements earth, air, fire, water and aether, of how they strive into different directions but still keep together as one.
11-year-old Moa loves to sing and dreams of becoming a musician like her father, pianist Anton. But what should a musician do to survive in the digital era? When Anton gets fired from TV, Moa suggests that he can write a musical. Moa herself decides, against her father's will, to register for a songwriting competition. But can she manage to compose her music in secret?
