Miten Marjoja Poimitaan
How to Pick Berries
Elina Talvensaari
Strangers suddenly appear in the swamps of Northern Finland and disrupt the locals’ established routine. As the incomers pick berries and discover secret places of growth, the berries begin to embody for the locals all that is worth cherishing about their heritage. The situation turns uneasy. Who is to blame and who is profiting from all this? In her How to Pick Berries, a documentary film, Elina Talvensaari explores the Finnish mind and points to the absurdities of a global economy.
Awards for ›Miten Marjoja Poimitaan‹ (Selection)
Erster Preis, Bester Dokumentarfilm, Tampere Film Festival 2011 | Erster Preis, Bester Studentenfilm, Tampere Film Festival 2011 | Erster Preis, Films from the
North, Tromsø International Film Festival 2011 | Zweiter Preis, International Students Meeting, San Sebastian Film Festival 2010
Elina Talvensaari
In 2006, Elina Talvensaari began to study anthropology and sociology at University of Helsinki. Before completion of her master’s degree, she switched to film studies, majoring in documentary film direction. How to Pick Berries was the graduation piece for her bachelor’s degree at Aalto University.
Films by Elina Talvensaari
Palmu 2008 | Näkymätön Käsi 2008
