Arsen Sarkisiants

Butterflies

Siiri, a hardworking millennial, wants to be successful in her job as the advisor to the Minister of Economic Affairs. She craves a promotion. Siiri’s job takes her and the hard-to-handle minister, an unpredictable eccentric boss lady, to a big tango festival in a small Finnish town. Siiri’s father Petri, a former tango artist and an overly optimistic middle-aged man, wants to make himself useful to Siiri while trying to hide the fact that he himself is homeless, bankrupt and finally at his wits end. Over the course of one summer weekend both Siiri’s and Petri’s facade comes tumbling down but the tango keeps going on in the sweet Finnish summer night.

A Planet Far Away

The last part of Juho Kuosmanen's silent film trilogy.

The Worst Idea Ever

The lifelong friendship between the two game developers begins to fray as one longs for nostalgia of her youth, and the other for marriage and a life abroad. When old grudges surface at a LARP-themed bachelorette party, it's time to find out who's living whose dream.

The Self-Irony of Fate

The traditional meeting of old friends in the bath leads to well-known consequences. Musical stars, actors and comedians act out the most recognizable scenes from their favorite New Year's Soviet films and perform songs familiar to everyone.

The Woodcutter Story

An open-pit mine is unearthed in an idyllic town in Northern Finland. A strange chain of dreadful events affect the life of Pepe, a kind and optimistic woodcutter. But no matter what happens, Pepe seems to be fine with it, as if he holds a secret of existence that is hard to grasp.

Any Day Now

Bahman, Mahtab, Ramin and Donya Mehdipour are enjoying a perfect summer in a small Finnish town. Their routines are fractured by a negative decision on their application for asylum by the Finnish Immigration Service. But life must go on and the 13-year-old Ramin is about to enter an entirely new school, junior high. The Mehdipours use their last chance to appeal but continue their everyday lives, fuelled by their exceptionally positive outlook and attitude.

Verdict 30.001: The Cookies

The average adult makes about 35 000 remotely conscious decisions each day. Each decision carries certain consequences – both good and bad. Even if it’s just about a box of cookies.

Aurora

A carefree commitment phobic woman falls for a man with a small daughter whilst helping him to find a wife before he dies.

The Tiger

On a winter evening Dad returns home drunk. A quarrel breaks out. Dad has a shotgun. Tiger and Mom escape the house and a haunting silence falls. Tiger must return inside to see what has happened.

Only Pussies Screw

Make is 11 but wants to be a teen or better yet, an adult - anything but a child. Instead he's forced to look after his little brother Konsta.

Keys of Heaven

Iran, 1984. Homeless brothers struggle to survive in a country at war.

Mistaken

Nick Mayers, a music icon, comes to believe that he is the only real person around whom the world revolves. When Nick announces this belief and refuses to perform on the night of a big concert, he sees how quickly his world turns against him. His theory is put to a test as he tries to escape his world.

Over the Fence

Sixteen-year-old Tomi trusts no one and does his best to protect his little sister Aino from the dangers of the world. But Aino is changing, fast. Because of his own fear of loneliness, Tomi tries to stop his sister, but he will eventually find out that you cannot control another person by force.