Maija Hirvonen

Movies

Neurotypes
Writer
Aida, a child on the autism spectrum, decides to fix the society’s structures that hinder her studies with the help of her caregiver mother Johanna. The determined child challenges the existing norms to advance acceptance and equality. Political influencing takes time and energy. Can the daughter-mother-duo change the society that only offers sympathy?
Neurotypes
Director
Aida, a child on the autism spectrum, decides to fix the society’s structures that hinder her studies with the help of her caregiver mother Johanna. The determined child challenges the existing norms to advance acceptance and equality. Political influencing takes time and energy. Can the daughter-mother-duo change the society that only offers sympathy?
Tuulikki
Makeup Designer
Tuulikki has a problem. She is in the throes of young love, and the world outside her window is vibrant and inviting. But her mother disagrees, not wanting to let Tuulikki out of her sight. Tuulikki fights back, but nothing seems to be making a difference. Finally, the mother-daughter relationship escalates when the circumstances prove too much for both of them.
Mother's Day Gift
Thanks
A story about the special relationship between Jaana and her daughter Liisa who died in a traffic accident at the age of 16.
Paradise
A story of how the world changes when dissatisfaction appears.
The Move
Director
Poet Mirkka Repola ponders on her life and how she's about to move house soon.