In 1939, with the Russian Red Army approaching, Finnish families from the border region of Karelia send their eldest daughters to lead their cattle into the heart of Finland… A haunting, lyrical film featuring the memories of those who were there.
10min documentary 2009
“Mäntynen has a good eye for composition and captures the evocative landscape of Finland, hinting at the arduous environment the women had to endure. They, too, through their testimony paint a vivid picture of a cold, hard winter, that has gone on to have echoes through their lives. Informative and intelligent.” Reviewed on: 25 Jun 2008 – Eye for Film
https://www.scottishdocinstitute.com/films/karelian-cowgirls/
http://www.pulkka.eu/productions/karelian-cowgirls/
Festivals
LJUBLJANA INDEPENDENT DOCUMENTARY FILM FESTIVAL Slovenia, 21. – 24. September 2009
LONDON INTERNATIONAL DOCUMENTARY FESTIVAL, UK 29th March – 5th April 2009
5th PARVIN ETESAMI WOMEN’S FILM FESTIVALTehran, Iran 22nd-27th November 2009
OULU INTERNATIONAL CHILDREN’S AND YOUTH FILM FESTIVAL Finland 16th-22nd November 2009
SLEEPWALKERS FESTIVAL Tallinn, Estonia 12th-15th November 2009
INVERNESS FILM FESTIVAL 11-15th November 2009 Screened in front of Samson and Delilah.
VANCOUVER INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL 1st-16th October 2009
I’VE SEEN FILMS – INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL Milan, Italy (24th Sept – 3rd Oct 2009
CON-CAN MOVIE FESTIVAL, Tokyo 18th – 24th September 2009
DAWSON CITY INTERNATIONAL SHORT FILM FESTIVAL Yukon, Canada 9th – 12th April 2009
TAMPERE INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Finland 4th -8th of March 2009
TROMSØ INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Norway “Films from the North”, 13th – 18th January 2009
LONDON SHORT FILM FESTIVAL, UK As part of the “Bridging The Gap: Home” screening January 2009. Tenderpixel Gallery
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FILM FESTIVAL, Scotland 2008 Shortlisted for the Best Short Scottish Documentary Film Award.
OTHER EVENTS & GALLERIES
BRINGING THE WAR HOME
As part of the film screening series at Impressions Gallery, Bradford UK. From 28th October 2010
HIDDEN DOOR FESTIVAL 22nd-24th October 2010
‘Word of Mouth’ film night, Edinburgh 2010
ELECTRIC SHADOWS 6th September 2008, Beijing, China
