Sari Aaltonen

Filmes

Oh No, Lasse Falls!
Director of Photography
The Munich Olympic Stadium, 1972. Athletes and officials are preparing for the 10,000 metres final. Lasse Virén is warming up on the track. It is not a big day only for Virén but for the whole nation. But one man cannot win alone. It takes a dedicated group of hardworking, reliable people. In a desolate bunker near the track, six Finnish men are preparing to help Lasse achieve the run of his life. A run that changes history. All for the small, relentless nation from the dark cold North.
Tuulikki
Director of Photography
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.
Ruthless Times – Songs of Care
Director of Photography
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.
The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
Director of Photography
Jaakko é cego e está preso a uma cadeira de rodas. Ele ama Sirpa, embora estejam distantes um do outro. Os dois nunca se encontraram pessoalmente, mas se falam todos os dias por telefone. Quando Sirpa é afetada por acontecimentos inesperados, Jaakko decide visitá-la imediatamente, apesar de sua condição. Para isso, ele precisa confiar na ajuda de cinco pessoas, no trajeto de cinco lugares diferentes: de casa até o táxi, do táxi até a estação, da estação até o trem, do trem até o táxi e, finalmente, do táxi até Sirpa.
Nimby – Not In My Backyard
Director of Photography
Mervi is a gay girl living in the hipster quarters of Helsinki. She has been together with Kata for a year, and now they are encouraged by the circumstances to come out from closet. When they do, Mervi realises that she is not the only one in her family with secrets – her parents have been living in an open-bisexual-swinger-relationship for 20 years. On the other hand Kata is pretty surprised that she might be living with a hetero girl that once was dating a neo-nazi. And the ex-boy friend cannot swallow that Mervi is now with a person both of wrong color, and sex. The real threat appears when Kata’s parents arrive from Berlin and the local skinhead chief finds out that a black muslim celebrity politician has arrived to town.
Cleaning Woman
Director of Photography
Cleaning woman is cleaning and finds herself in an unexpected situation.
Log Head
Director of Photography
Experimental short film about a birch log with a soul and a pair of skis.
Wonderland
Director of Photography
Recently divorced Helena is getting anxious about spending christmas alone. Her best friend invites her to spend old time christmas on a farm - only place they can afford.
Euthanizer
Director of Photography
Euthanizer tells the story of a mechanic who euthanises sick and old pets as a side job. Despite the grim work, he has a soft spot for the animals. Trouble stirs when the owner of a dog he was supposed to end realises that the canine is still alive. The only innocent party in the drama that ensues is the dog itself.
Euthanizer
Costume Design
Euthanizer tells the story of a mechanic who euthanises sick and old pets as a side job. Despite the grim work, he has a soft spot for the animals. Trouble stirs when the owner of a dog he was supposed to end realises that the canine is still alive. The only innocent party in the drama that ensues is the dog itself.
Euthanizer
Set Decoration
Euthanizer tells the story of a mechanic who euthanises sick and old pets as a side job. Despite the grim work, he has a soft spot for the animals. Trouble stirs when the owner of a dog he was supposed to end realises that the canine is still alive. The only innocent party in the drama that ensues is the dog itself.
Hobbyhorse Revolution
Cinematography
A film about teenagers with growing pains, who discover their own voice and talent through riding and grooming toy horses.
Tomato
Director of Photography
Unemployed actor Kati gets a job as a tomato on a commercial. Turns out that the gig is not what she expected.
War and Peace of Mind
Director of Photography
War and Peace of Mind explores what war does to the human mind and how both, the individuals and the nation as a whole, survive it psychologically. Finland and WWII, locally known as continuation war, is the backdrop of this documentary.
Marzia, My Friend
Cinematography
Marzia, My Friend is the story of an Afghan woman in her twenties, who like all young people dreams of love, freedom and an interesting job. She dreams of peace and independence, but because she lives in Afghanistan, her dreams are revolutionary. Ultimately Marzia’s story becomes a symbol of the wider struggle of Afghan women: it is about the right to make decisions about your own life. The film follows Marzia’s life from spring 2011 to the end of 2014, when international troops were due to leave Afghanistan.
First World Problems
Director of Photography
Losing a car in a car park can be the end of the world or the beginning of another.
Song
Director of Photography
Song is a story of the last Finnish rune singer and his pupil, and the comforting power of singing.
Pony Girls
Director of Photography
About girls who ride with horses and grow bigger. The film follows three years of age 9 to 19 year old girls who perform ponies and horses at the Poni-Haha Riding School in Hakunila, Vantaa. At the beginning of the story, 12-year-old Laura and his friend Nekku and Heli are in the middle.
Alma Diabólica
Assistant Camera
Atormentado com a saúde da filha autista, Ben (Noah Huntley) vê como única opção tirá-la à força da instituição onde está internada. A quebra do elevador interrompe seus planos de fuga e os aprisiona com outras pessoas. Quando as portasse abrem, começa o pesadelo: o hospital está deserto e há corpos inexplicavelmente mutilados pelos corredores. Em sua alucinante busca por uma saída, o terror os alcança através de criaturas apavorantes que saem da escuridão e os atacam impiedosamente. Não demora muito para que percebam que a sobrevivência do grupo está nas mãos da garotinha.
Pietà
Director of Photography
Maria's ex-boyfriend Kristian is homeless and moves back in with Maria. Maria works as a nurse at the home of Eeva, a paralyzed writer.
Guerreiros de Jade
First Assistant Camera
Milhares de anos atrás, na China antiga, um herói ferido à espada luta contra o seu destino. Ele quer outra chance de se reunir com sua amada e ele tem essa chance, em um lugar distante e um tempo distante, no norte frio, na Finlândia moderna. Jade Warrior é baseado na antiga China idade de ferro precoce e atual Finlândia. O passado está alimentando a história nos dias atuais, revelando lentamente ao nosso guerreiro sua origem real, suas habilidades superiores e seu destino. Guerreiros de Jade - o primeiro filme finlandês de Kung Fu - combina mitologias finlandesas e chinesas em um único filme. É uma homenagem ao gênero Kung Fu fortemente temperada com uma abordagem verdadeiramente original ao épico nacional finlandês Kalevala. Como Kalevala é um melodrama puro. Uma história do maior herói de Kalevala.
Raid
Second Assistant Camera
Raid is a mysterious drifter and ex-criminal who comes and goes as he pleases. He has been away from the country for an extended period of time but learns on his return that his ex-girlfriend Tarja has presumably died in a fire that he soon discovers was a larceny. He is also contacted by inspector Jansson, who he knows from the past regarding the murder of a protestor. Raid begins his investigation and soon finds that there's more to the cases than meets the eye.. This movie is a sequel to the very popular Raid TV series.
Ruutana
Lighting Design
Death Is a Problem for the Living
Director of Photography
The cheapest drivers in the hearse business, gambling addict Risto Kivi and his friend Arto Niska, an 85% brainless man, have found themselves in a situation where everything has gone wrong and a fresh start is needed.