THE HELSINKI EFFECT

88min, 2025

A Cold War fever dream about a meaningless conference that changed the world.

Written & Directed by Arthur Franck / Produced by Sandra Enkvist, Arthur Franck, Oskar Forstén, Stefan Kloos, Anja Dziersk, Thorvald Nilsen / Edited by Markus Leppalä & Arthur Franck / Sound Design by Yngve Leidulv Sætre / Music by Uno Helmersson & Patrik Andrén

Pariah

76min, 2025

A stubborn housewife from Finland becomes the voice of the anti-vaccine movement in the Nordics – and takes on the Swedish government to make a point.

Directed by Olavi Linna / Produced by Oskar Forstén & Anders Lindström / Edited by Harriet Pavlova-Koskinen & Olavi Linna / Music by Uno Helmersson / Sound Design by Klosse J. Wistbacka

Hard to Break

81min, 2024

Two Finnish teens suddenly find themselves entangled in the world of addiction and violence.

Directed by Anna-Maija Heinonen & Krista Moisio / Cinematography by Antti Savolainen & Krista Moisio / Sound Design by Toni Teivaala / Edited by Mikko Sippola F.C.E. / Produced by Oskar Forstén

Magnifica – passive intruder

21min, 2024

It’s something – and there’s a lot of it! The arrival of green and slimy blobs in a safe and familiar environment brings uncomfortable feelings in the self-indulgent middle class community.

Directed by Ville Koskinen / Produced by Sandra Enkvist / Cinematography by Krasimir Jovanovic Hyvärinen / Edited by Hanna Kaihlanen / Music by Alsa Ojala / Sound Design by Claes Lundberg / Animation by Sakke Soini

Rogue Reporters / Pesänlikaajat – erään kirjakohun anatomia

83min, 2021

A story about journalism in Finland in the cold war era, and about a secret book that changed everything.

Written & Directed by Arthur Franck / Produced by Oskar Forstén / Cinematography by Mikko Kelloniemi / Edited by Markus Leppälä / Music by Salla Luhtala / Sound Design by Tuomas Klaavo

The Hypnotist / Olliver Hawk

72min, 2019

A meditation on power and mythmaking in Finland during the Cold War, explored through the tale of the countries most famous hypnotist Olliver Hawk.

Written & Directed by Arthur Franck / Produced by Oskar Forstén / Cinematography by Mikko Kelloniemi / Edited by Markus Leppälä / Music by Toni Teivaala / Sound Design by Tuomas Klaavo

Star Shaped Scar

13min, 2018

Jasmin Britney loves high-heeled shoes that are impossible to walk in.

Directed by Virva Kunttu & Vuokko Kunttu / Cinematography by Teemu Soikkeli, Virva Kunttu, Vuokko Kunttu / Edited by Teemu Soikkeli / Sound Design by Antti Haikonen / Produced by Anna-Maija Heinonen

Non Local Domain

55 min, 2017

An artist in transformation.

Directed by Arthur Franck / Produced by Oskar Forstén / Cinematography by Arthur Franck / Edited by Anders Lindström & Arthur Franck

I AM WALKER

23min, 2015

25 years have passed since Andrew shaved his mustache. Now he is finally ready to revisit a strange part of his life, and rewrite the story about the man based on himself.

Directed & Edited by Arthur Franck / Written by Arthur Franck & Andrew Krasne / Cinematography by Arthur Franck & Jan Inberg / Produced by Oskar Forstén

THE UFOLOGIST’S GUIDE TO THE GALAXY

61min, 2012

Ufology is alive and kicking in modern day Finland.

Title in Swedish: Ufologens guide till galaxen

Directed & Edited by Arthur Franck
Cinematography by JP Passi
Music by Axel Högström
Produced by Oskar Forstén