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.

Ulla Simonen

Executive Producer

Lau Nau

Music

Janne Laine

Sound Designer

Janne Laine

Sound Recordist

Lotta Mäki

Sound Recordist

Kerttu Hakkarainen

Director of Photography

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