A school audition in the 1980s. Steve has been practicing very hard, but singing in front of an audience is not easy. It might be easier to do so behind the curtain. Telling a story of surviving a singing contest in a small town school, this subtly hilarious short film might bring back fond childhood memories of some horrify- ing moments, but it also shows how acts of kindness lead to repayment in kind and how sometimes it is best to do the show behind the curtain.
- Year:
- 2013
- Runtime:
- 7
- Country:
- Finland
- Director:
- Teemu Nikki
- Screenplay:
- Teemu Nikki
- Dir. of Photography:
- Jyrki Arnikari
- Music:
- Janne Huttunen
- Editor:
- Kerttu Jaatinen, Teemu Nikki
- Cast:
- Valtteri Koivumies, Olavi Niemi, Pekka Huotari
- Production:
- It’s Alive Films
- Sales:
- The Finnish Film Foundation
- Festivals:
- Hamburg 2014, Tampere 2014 (Youth Jury Award)
Schedule:
9.11.2017
17:00
Kino Lumière (K2)
(part of Focus: Finnish Short Films)
About the Director:
Teemu Nikki
Teemu Nikki (1975, Finland) has written and directed 16 short films since 1995, including one short documentary. In 2012, he made his first feature-length film, Simo Times Three. Three years later, he made another fiction feature, Lovemilla, based on
a TV series of the same name. Currently, he is applying the spit and polish on his latest feature film, Euthanizer.