FLOWERS OF EVIL
2016 / Finland / Fiction / 105 min
Breathing with the rhythm of street music, Flowers of Evil is an edgy, topical and ragged story of a family trying to survive the pressures of restlessness.
The main character Sipe, 14, has a touching relationship with his stepbrother Juno and his family. The threat is continuously simmering, until the unrest breaks out into a riot – with fatal results. Flowers of Evil is a social commentary on the problems of suburban life in Helsinki.
THE MIDWIFE
2015 / Finland / Fiction / 119 min
A Finnish midwife falls in love with a German-Finnish SS-officer during the Lapland War, in the middle of WWII.
An adaptation of Finnish author Katja Kettu’s bestselling 2011 novel Kätilö set before and during Lapland War. The film stars Krista Kosonen and Lauri Tilkanen with Pirkka-Pekka Petelius, Leea Klemola, Seppo Pääkkönen, Elina Knihtilä, Tommi Korpela, and Johannes Brotherus in supporting roles. Set against the backdrop of the Lapland War.
PURGE
2012 / Finland / Fiction / 125 min
A tormented young woman is given a hiding place by an elderly lady and soon they are reminded of their mutual horrendous past. The film begins by introducing two seemingly dissimilar characters first meeting. The story quickly progresses to reveal both are victims.
The major theme of the film is the life of the older woman–unrequetted love, suffering, hardship, selfishness and sacrifice. The younger woman’s appearance and crisis serve as a catalyst for the elder to reexamine and reevaluate her own life.
THE RESIDENT
2011 / UK-USA / Fiction / 91 min
When a young doctor suspects she may not be alone in her new Brooklyn loft, she learns that her landlord has formed a frightening obsession with her.
Recently separated from her husband, single doctor Juliet (Hillary Swank) rents a spacious apartment in Brooklyn and finds herself beset on all sides by a mysterious, unseen force of evil. Is there a rational explanation behind the unsettling events, or could it be that she is being pursued by forces beyond human comprehension?
MUSIC VIDEOS
2000-2007 / Various artist
Directed various music videos for such artists as Beyoncé, Will Smith, Eminem, Missy Elliott, Korn, Kelly Clarkson, Celine Dion etc..
