Samuli Jaskio

Heavy Trip (2018)

Turo is stuck in a small village and the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. He and his bandmates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from Norway -- the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jukka Vidgren  •  Juuso Laatio
CAST:  Johannes Holopainen  •  Max Ovaska  •  Minka Kuustonen  •  Ville Tiihonen

Turo is stuck in a small village and the best thing in his life is being the lead vocalist for the amateur metal band Impaled Rektum. He and his bandmates have practiced for 12 years without playing a single gig. The guys get a surprise visitor from Norway -- the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Jukka Vidgren  •  Juuso Laatio
CAST:  Johannes Holopainen  •  Max Ovaska  •  Minka Kuustonen  •  Ville Tiihonen

The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic (2022)

Jaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face, but talk on the phone every day. When Jaakko hears news about Sirpa's declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city. It's not the easiest decision, because he's blind and paralyzed from the chest down - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Petri Poikolainen  •  Marjaana Maijala  •  Hannamaija Nikander  •  Matti Onnismaa

Jaakko and Sirpa have never met face to face, but talk on the phone every day. When Jaakko hears news about Sirpa's declining health, he decides to go meet her in another city. It's not the easiest decision, because he's blind and paralyzed from the chest down - ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Petri Poikolainen  •  Marjaana Maijala  •  Hannamaija Nikander  •  Matti Onnismaa

Nesting (2020)

Nesting is a story about Veikka (20), who is about to leave his work place - a construction site owned by Kari (50) - to start a new life in the big city. Veikka thinks the goodbyes will go smoothly, but gets interrupted by a rare situation: there’s a baby in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Siiri Halko
CAST:  Mikko Kauppila  •  Sami Lanki  •  Samuli Jaskio  •  Tuire Tuomisto

Nesting is a story about Veikka (20), who is about to leave his work place - a construction site owned by Kari (50) - to start a new life in the big city. Veikka thinks the goodbyes will go smoothly, but gets interrupted by a rare situation: there’s a baby in the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Siiri Halko
CAST:  Mikko Kauppila  •  Sami Lanki  •  Samuli Jaskio  •  Tuire Tuomisto

Silence (2020)

In this short, shown in the student category at IDFA, the compelling, dramatised story of a pedophile is told. He hasn’t opened up about his orientation to even those closest to him, nor would he ever hurt a child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saara Hakkarainen
CAST:  Otto Rokka  •  Ulla-Maija Järnstedt  •  Heikki Herva  •  Samuli Jaskio

In this short, shown in the student category at IDFA, the compelling, dramatised story of a pedophile is told. He hasn’t opened up about his orientation to even those closest to him, nor would he ever hurt a child.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Saara Hakkarainen
CAST:  Otto Rokka  •  Ulla-Maija Järnstedt  •  Heikki Herva  •  Samuli Jaskio

Death Is a Problem for the Living (2023)

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Pekka Strang  •  Jari Virman  •  Elina Knihtilä  •  Hannamaija Nikander

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.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Teemu Nikki
CAST:  Pekka Strang  •  Jari Virman  •  Elina Knihtilä  •  Hannamaija Nikander