Aishe Vejdani (b.1986, Iran) is a visual artist based in Turku. Graduating with a BA in English literature and an MA in Painting, her work is inspired by the relationship between theory and image. Working mostly with oil paint on canvas, she likes to use her artwork as a connective media between people with specific
Taisya Ulyanova (b.2002, in Moscow, Russia) is a digital artist with a love for storytelling. She moved to Helsinki from Russia in 2016. Queer characters and queer themes are inherent to all of her works in progress.
Roxana Sadvokassova (b.1992, in Ust-Kamenogorsk, Kazakhstan) moved to Finland in 2014 to pusue an MA in Intercultural Communication in Jyväskylä. There she delved into sculpting, writing, event organizing, newspaper delivery, depression and filmmaking until her wish to pursue filmmaking “for real” and creative loneliness crystallized enough for her to move to Helsinki in June 2018.
Mariangela Pluchino (b.1991, Venezuela) grew up in Costa Rica and is currently based in Finland. She graduated with a Bachelor’s degree in Psychology from the University of Costa Rica in 2016. Currently, she is pursuing non-fiction filmmaking, questioning the practice of social sciences to establish a dialogue within the disciplinary and geographical diaspora.
Camille Navarro (b.1997, in Manila, Philippines) is an aspiring filmmaker. She moved from the Philippines to Finland at the age of five and graduated from upper secondary school in 2017. Previously she has been working in the restaurant business but now her love for cinema has turned into an interest in pursuing a career in
Fiona Musanga (b.1996, Rwanda) graduated from Turun Klassillinen high school with a diploma in acting. She is a student of film and art history, a dancer, actor, writer and creator. She is one of the founding members of the Ubuntu Film Club-collective, a space that aims to expand narratives through screenings, talks and workshops at
Jelica Jerinić (b.1991, Yugoslavia), currently based in Helsinki, graduated with an MA in Film and Theatre Writing from Faculty of Dramatic Arts in Belgrade. In her work, she is interested in exploring themes of immigration, gender and identity.
Saara Hasan (b.1994, Finland ) has Finnish-Iraqi roots. A former burger master and now an emerging filmmaker based in Finland. She has a passion for acting, storytelling and cinematography. In her work, she is interested in exploring themes of identity, relationships and human behaviour.
Shahi Derky (b.1997, in Damascus, Syria) left Syria in 2012 to live in Iraqi Kurdistan, Turkey and then France. She graduated with a BA in linguistics and literature from the University of Lyon II in 2018. At the moment, she is undergoing an MA in critical theory, translation and literal representation in cinema. Her research
Uzair Amjad (b.1989, in Sahiwal, Pakistan) is a Visual Artist and Narrative Designer based in Helsinki. He is pursuing an MA with a major in Visual Culture and Contemporary Art at Aalto University. He works with various techniques of storytelling to make visible the connections between culturally induced logics and beliefs and how they demarcate