For Summer
Réalisation
Reetta SAARIKOSKI
A giant water lily grows in the middle of the city, blooming only at night. For over a hundred years, the workers at the Botanical garden of Helsinki have planted it from previous year’s seeds. Even though no one ever sees the beauty of the flower, it is taken care of with kindness. Maybe the lily, which is older than any of us, gives us the meaning of time.
Réalisé par
Reetta SAARIKOSKI
Narrateur
Karoliina HARVIKKA
Photographie
Mikael NIEMINEN
Montage
Sini SIEKKINEN
Son
Tyko SAIRANEN
Production
Aalto University, ELO Film School Finland
Anniina KAARI (Aalto University, ELO Film School Finland)
Réalisé par
Reetta SAARIKOSKI
Reetta Saarikoski lives in Helsinki and studies documentary film at the Aalto University. She is debuting as a director with For Summer. Besides filmmaking Saarikoski works with film photography and listens to podcasts about space. Things such as idleness, plants and science inspire her. She believes that documentary films have the potential to increase empathy in the world.
