Being human is a fragile and fleeting opportunity to experience life and the universe around us. In the face of overwhelming darkness all we can do is to rely on and find solace in one another.

This film is based on authentic emergency calls and radio traffic.

Direction: Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen

Script: Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen

Production: Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen, Hannes Vartiainen

Cinematography: Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen

Editing: Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen

Production Design: Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen

Animation: Hannes Vartiainen, Pekka Veikkolainen

Sound: Joonatan Portaankorva

Original Score: Joonatan Portaankorva

Cast: Lauri Hynninen, Jonna Uhrman

Original Title: HÄTÄKUTSU

Original Languages: Finnish, English, Swedish

Subtitles: English

Film Production Country: Finland

Website: www.pohjankonna.fi

Biography of the Director/s
Hannes Vartiainen (b.1980) has a background in film. Pekka Veikkolainen (b.1982) has worked in the fields of animation and illustration since 2000. The two started their own production company in 2008.

filmography:

Emergency Calls (2013, documentary, 15 min, DCP)
Gates of Life (2012, documentary, 6 min, 35 mm)
The Death of an Insect (2010, documentary, 7 min, 35 mm)
Hanasaari A (2009, documentary, 15 min, 35 mm)

World Sales:
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Phone: +49-40-39 10 63 19
Website: http://www.shortfilm.com/

Press:
Pohjankonna Oy
Hannes Vartiainen
Nilsiänkatu 10-14 B
Helsinki, 00510, Finland
E-Mail: [email protected]
Phone: +358503209050
Website: http://www.pohjankonna.fi/