Sons of Lumière

Two Farewells deals with Alzheimer's disease with a respectful sense of humor.

At the Factory, laughter is produced, canned and shipped into the world in precisely measured, temperate doses. It lacks something, though: freedom and authenticity. One woman is unable to laugh according to the norms. She accidentally releases a reckless laughter breaking all the Factory rules. Soon realizes she is leading a revolution for freedom and joy, against pomposity.

The Night Thief is a warmhearted drama set in the suburbs of Helsinki, Finland. It tells the story of a Somali man, Farah, whose car starts to disappear mysteriously at night. Although the car always shows up in the morning, Farah starts to run late from work, and fears that he could lose his job. Farah’s wife is moving to Finland from Somalia and if Farah were to get fired, his wife’s residency permit would be in danger. Due to the circumstances, Farah decides to do whatever it takes to catch the thief. In the end, things take an unexpected turn when Farah finally faces the person who has been stealing his car.

Mamu, a young immigrant, is trying to woo his date, a Finnish lady, by making dinner for her. Once the meal is served, she discovers that the main course is a bit too “excotic” for her taste.

Finnish-Kurdish woman's life and family are in danger of falling apart when her father makes an unexpected visit that forces her to confront a complex past with her father and her adopted 12-year-old daughter.

Leena prepares a meal for two and leaves her cottage to pick up her husband Boris from the hospital. The nurse warns them of his condition, but they’ve already decided to spend the night together. In the cottage, they have dinner and try their best to enjoy themselves. As the night turns to early morning, we see a camera stand in the bedroom pointing towards them.

Short movie about moped meetings and solidarity between young men.

Áfruvvá is a Sami sea creature, the ghost of a drowned person. Longing for warmth, she emerges from the sea to a world devoid of humans and experiences humanity through an abandoned museum.