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Bright White Light film image; glowing chair floats above ground underneath a floating body

Bright White Light

VIFF Short Forum

Canadian Premiere

Five near-death experiences are recalled through audio interviews and experimental visuals.

 

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Directors
Credits
Country of Origin

Finland

Year

2023

Language

In Finnish, Dutch and English with English subtitles

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Content Warning

Self harm, drug & alcohol abuse

18+
13 min
Animation Experimental & Avant Garde Shorts Women Directors
Silent Paprika Films, Visual Kult

Credits & Director

Producer

Henna Välkky

Screenwriter

Henna Välkky

Cinematography

Eesu Lehtola

Editor

Henna Välkky

Original Music

Simo Pitkänen

Henna Välkky headshot; Bright White Light director

Henna Välkky

Henna Välkky is a Helsinki based director with a forte in dark cinematic and stylized narratives. She holds degrees in Cinematography, Sound Design, and is currently completing her master’s in Screenwriting. Over the past ten years she has directed short films, music videos and commercials, screened in international Film Festivals around the globe including acclaimed Cinequest, Leuven, Tampere and Atlanta. At the moment she is writing her debut feature fiction film.

 

Eesu Lehtola headshot; Bright White Light director

Eesu Lehtola

Eesu Lehtola is an artist, animator, creative designer, and illustrator with a strong expertise in working with moving images and sound. His debut direction and animation We Are in a Dream premiered in 2018 at Tampere Film Festival’s national competition, touring and competing in +20 different festivals both in Finland and abroad. Lehtola collaborates with major advertising agencies and production companies in Finland, crafting visual identities, concepts, illustrations, and executing moving image projects for domestic and international endeavors. Lehtola is a co-founder and partner at Visual Kult Oy design agency, founder and artistic director of Fire1984 skate and apparel brand, and a partner at Silent Paprika Films. Additionally, he serves as a member of the Grafia board.

 

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