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Einari Paakkanen is a filmmaker focusing on human interest stories and on warm and intimate storytelling. His films have been screened globally in festivals such as the CPH:DOX, Sheffield DocFest and Visions du Reel.
Oct 14, 2016 · 14/10/2016 - Finnish filmmaker Einari Paakkanen's directorial debut My Father from Sirius, about his father’s belief in UFOs, had its world premiere at the 32nd Warsaw Film Festival. Fitting in with the trend of personal documentary filmmaking in the recent years, My Father from Sirius [+.
Apr 5, 2022 · by Marta Bałaga. 05/04/2022 - We talked with the Finnish director about his film, which explores his country's love for karaoke. Following My Father from Sirius [+. ], where he talked about his own family, Finnish director Einari Paakkanen returns with Karaoke Paradise [+.
Apr 5, 2022 · CPH:DOX 2022. Einari Paakkanen • Réalisateur de Karaoke Paradise. “Je craignais que ça ne devienne un film sur les Finlandais ivres qui hurlent dans les bars” par Marta Bałaga. 05/04/2022 - Entretien avec le metteur en scène finlandais sur son film, qui explore la passion de ses concitoyens pour le karaoké. Cet article est disponible en anglais.
Einari Paakkanen (b. 1980) is a Finnish director focusing on stories of human connection and communication with others. His films have been screened globally in festivals such as the Krakow Film Festival and Nordisk Panorama.
Directed by: Einari Paakkanen. Production: Marianne Mäkelä / napafilms oy. Evi, Finland’s most experienced karaoke hostess, is like an angel. Night after night she packs her karaoke equipment and drives hundreds of kilometres through the northern landscapes of Finland.
Nov 18, 2022 · In Einari Paakkanen’s intimate, insightful documentary, karaoke hostess Evi’s personal journey is chronicled as it connects with the lives of ordinary Finns who pick up the microphone and sing their hearts out.
