Film

Själö - Island of Souls

2020 · 1h 18m · Documentary

Själö means 'the island of souls', and no name could be more fitting for the island in the Baltic Sea, which for centuries was a last stop for women who were considered social outcasts – and who are today forgotten. They were forcibly placed in a closed institution to be studied, measured and weighed – exactly in the way that nature itself was starting to be examined around the same time. Today, the place is a research centre. A young female scientist collects samples on the island, while the whispering voices of the past and never-sent letters echo in the empty hallways.

• Lotta PetronellaWriter · Director
• Seppo ParkkinenWriter
• Johanna TarvainenProducer
• Ilona TolmunenProducer
• Ulla SimonenExecutive Producer
• Kerttu HakkarainenDirector of Photography
• Lau NauOriginal Music Composer
• Matti NäränenEditor

SJÄLÖ ISLAND OF SOULS ➟ Documentary Film ➟ Roots Nepal

Release date

March 19, 2020

Status

Released

Original language

Finnish

Runtime

1h 18m

Rated

12

Budget

$300,000

Genres

Documentary