Markku Heikkinen

Movies

10 Letters to the Future
Screenplay
People living in times of global crises, trying to envision how the future is 50 years from now.
Ruthless Times – Songs of Care
Writer
A choir of tired nurses sing to Anna-Mari Kähärä’s hypnotic tunes about the truths of everyday nursing work in a musical documentary directed by Susanna Helke and co-scripted by Helke and Markku Heikkinen. DocPoint’s opening film is new in its format, and jolting in its message. It is a cinematic-musical work of activism, calling for more humane work, life and old age.
Ei tietä kotiin
Director
Charles, the protagonist of this reflective documentary by Markku Heikkinen, lives in the city of Kajaani in the heart of central Finland. Children often shout at him in the street, and he has even received death threats to his own doorstep. But Charles, who has a gentle disposition, won’t let these adversities discourage him. He has decided to survive, and he is proud of his children who are growing up as Finns. He is also proud of his job: “It felt good when I got my first salary. By paying taxes I can give something back for the good things Finland has given me.” Charles was born in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, but the bloody tribal wars that broke out in the beginning of the 90s drove the country’s Tutsi population either to their deaths or into exile into the neighbouring country, Rwanda. In the documentary we follow Charles as he travels to Rwanda to meet friends and family. However, the reunion is not all pleasant: his mother lives in a gloomy refugee camp.
Ukko ja akka
Director
Old man and the lady is a short film of life in remote villages of Kainuu, a film about a life form that is going to vanish.
All Boys
Self
A look behind the scenes of the Czech gay porn boom.
All Boys
Writer
A look behind the scenes of the Czech gay porn boom.
All Boys
Director
A look behind the scenes of the Czech gay porn boom.
Contract
Director
Documentary about the nurses' strike in Finland on autumn 2007.
Laulumies
Script
Laulumies
Director