North American Premiere
A cyclical comedy, framed within a round edge rather than the screen’s desired square or rectangular aspects, Square the Circle, asks questions that will resonate with the outliers. How can one fear the dark, while living in a place consumed by darkness for the better part of the year? What is space anxiety and its relation to the fear of infinity? Precisely, how does one function as a circle in a square world?
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Hanna Hovitie
Finland
2023
In Finnish with English subtitles
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Credits
Producer
Laura Kangasniemi
Screenwriter
Hanna Hovitie
Cinematography
Hanna Hovitie
ANIM
Eesu Lehtola / Visual Kult
Editor
Hanna Hovitie
Director
Hanna Hovitie
Hanna Hovitie (born in 1991) is a film director and artist from Helsinki, Finland. She holds a BA in Cinematography and Editing and an MA of Arts in Documentary Directing. Her first short documentary Miles to Go Before I Sleep (2015) was screened at 60+ international film festivals and won 6 awards. Following shorts Terraria (2019) and To Feather, to Wither (2020) went on to screen at several major film festivals such as DOK Leipzig, Sheffield Doc/Fest and Melbourne International Film Festival. Both films were nominated for the Silver Eye Award, To Feather, to Wither being awarded a Special Mention.
Filmography: Square the Circle (2023); To Feather, to Wither (2020); Terraria (2019); Miles to Go Before I Sleep (2015)
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MODES 2
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MODES 3
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