Celebration of love
Aino and her mother Oili are cycling to the community garden cottage. They have long colourful ribbons in their bike baskets. Oili is memorising Ainos childhood and how she was bullied by some boys. Oili tells how girl wasn't allowed to defend herself. Aino's other mom Jaana is waiting at the cottage, where they are going to celebrate Aino's and Oona's promise ceremony. Ribbons are part of the ceremony. Oili walks among the celebrating people with a videocamera and records moments from the party. Guests send their love to the couple through the camera. In addition we experience a communal moment in a toilet. We ponder the themes of body peace and we also have a conversation about attention seeking and what it means to be a girl. In the middle of a joyful celebration we wonder about growing into a woman, what it's like to be a mom and how we see and treat each other.
13 mins
Screening in Shorts Block 3.
About the director
Senni Lätti is a fourth year student at the Metropolia University of Applied Sciences. Senni is especially interested in visuals but also has experience in directing, producing and script writing. CELEBRATION OF LOVE is Senni’s first foray into directing fiction. Senni’s directorial debut, a short documentary film ASEMAN KUNINGATAR, was shown at the Docpoint film festival in 2022. As a filmmaker, Senni is especially interested in growth stories, minority perspectives and social issues. While finishing her studies, Senni also works as a photographer, cinematographer and graphic artist. Senni has also taken part in the Uneton48 competition, winning the Jury’s favourite award with the 2021 short documentary film EI KAIKKI OVET AUKEE.
