Mete Sasioglu

Rojin, a Kurdish-Finnish woman in Helsinki, faces upheaval when her father unexpectedly visits, forcing her to confront her past. Her family life with husband Ferhat and adopted daughter Azad unravels, revealing a complicated history.

For two hundred years, the Shakers have been America's most successful utopian society. While seeking harmony, order and perfection in every aspect of their lives, they built minimalistic furniture and buildings that influenced modern design. The Shakers wrote songs of exquisite beauty and danced to the point of ecstasy during their religious meetings. Inspired by this music and dance, choreographer Tero Saarinen created Borrowed Light, a dance piece about communal life and individual sacrifice. Shot in Finland and the United States, featuring interviews and excerpts from Borrowed Light, this documentary explore the cultural legacy of this religious group devoted to creating heaven on earth.

Summer 1939 Little village Nurmo at the Finnish countryside is planning an international wrestling match that versus the whole world. But as autumn 1939 comes everything changes and the story forms into a legend.

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.

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

The distance from the nearest star to Earth is one hundred and fifty million kilometres. As long seems to be the journey to another human being.

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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.

Short movie about moped meetings and solidarity between young men.

Jussi Lehtomäki and Mete Sasioglu’s film takes a fresh look at the reality of a racialised young activist in Finland. As the documentary starts, its lead character, Pazilaiti Simayijiang aka Passu, is only 18 years old. Still, she is already doing a lot: she is an activist, a podcast host, a high schooler, and the vice president and one of the founders of the Feminist Party.

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.

12-year-old Ossi sees his grandpa dying from a cardiac arrest while working. That very moment Ossi decides not to end up the same way. After underachieving in elementary school and intentionally failing to get any higher education, Ossi ends up living with his parents. Fed up, his father forces him to get a job or he will throw Ossi out in the street. Trapped, Ossi finds a solution when he learns that he is entitled to unemployment benefits.

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.

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