Själö - Island of Souls
78 mins
Själö means 'the island of souls', and no name could be more fitting for the island in the Baltic Sea, which for centuries was a last stop for women who were considered social outcasts – and who are today forgotten. They were forcibly placed in a closed institution to be studied, measured and weighed – exactly in the way that nature itself was starting to be examined around the same time. Today, the place is a research centre. A young female scientist collects samples on the island, while the whispering voices of the past and never-sent letters echo in the empty hallways.
Lotta Petronella
Director
Lotta Petronella
Writer
Seppo Parkkinen
Writer
Ulla Simonen
Executive Producer
Johanna Tarvainen
Producer
Ilona Tolmunen
Producer
Lau Nau
Music
Matti Näränen
Editor
Lotta Mäki
Sound Recordist
Kerttu Hakkarainen
Director of Photography