04 Nov The Gracious Ones

2020, 13 min, 2.35:1

Three women wander alone through solitary landscapes in a poetic short western. Fragmented shots reframe gendered narratives of heroism, gaze, corporeality, and communality.

Directed by ILONA LEHTONEN
Produced by HELENA ALEKSANDROVA & TIA HASSINEN
Writer, Cinematographer, Editor, Colorist, Graphic Designer: ILONA LEHTONEN
Art Director, Asst. Dir., Stylist, MUAH: TIA HASSINEN
Music: SAKU KÄMÄRÄINEN
Sound Design: PÄÄSKY PIIKKILÄ
Assistant: MARIANGELA PLUCHINO
Main Cast: HELENA ALEXANDROVA, ROXANA SADVOKASSOVA & PIHLA SUDENYÖ
Additional Cast: SINI HASSINEN, JO HISLOP, VENLA NIINIKOSKI, MARIANGELA PLUCHINO, ANNA POLETELI, ERICA SHARKO, FRIDA STENBÄCK, IDA-SOFIA TUOMISTO