Movies | Rokumentti

Alma – Life Must Be Beautiful

Pamela Tola

The film reveals Finnish pop artist Alma's journey from rags to riches.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
14.11.2024 | Time: 19:15 | Venue: Tapio 4

Anselm

Wim Wenders

Unique 3D-experience into monumental paintings and sculptures.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
14.11.2024 | Time: 21:15 | Venue: Tapio 3

Back To Black

Sam Taylor-Johnson

Story of Amy Winehouse from her early rise to fame

SCREENING IS SOLD OUT

Theme: Rokumentti selection
16.11.2024 | Time: 12:40 | Venue: Tapio 4

Balomania

Sissel Morell Dargis

Real-life action film about criminalized art form: hot air balloos in Brazilian favelas.

Theme: Explosive
15.11.2024 | Time: 20:00 | Venue: Tapio 4

Blur: Live at Wembley Stadium

Toby L.

Cinematic two-hour concert film from iconic Blur at Wembley.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
17.11.2024 | Time: 15:10 | Venue: Tapio 4

Blur: To the End

Toby L.

Documentary about britrock band's comeback

Theme: Rokumentti selection Opening and closing films
17.11.2024 | Time: 19:00 | Venue: Tapio 2

Bob Marley: One Love

Reinaldo Marcus Green

Story about love, unity and reggae music icon, Bob Marley.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
13.11.2024 | Time: 21:00 | Venue: Tapio 3

Cantores Minores – In My Dream I Was Singing (Cantores Minores – Näin unta että lauloin)

Minna von Reiche, Tuuli Kuittinen

Documentary about close-knit choir community, where a shared passion for music, friendships, and personal growth come together.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
17.11.2024 | Time: 14:15 | Venue: Tapio 3

Carlos

Rudy Valdez

Soulful journey through Carlos Santana's music and life.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
16.11.2024 | Time: 12:30 | Venue: Tapio 3

Civil War

Alex Garland

One of the most awaited films of the year, packed with adrenaline and tension.

SCREENING SOLD OUT

Theme: Explosive
14.11.2024 | Time: 17:00 | Venue: Tapio 3

Concrete Law + Suvilahti DIY vs. City of Helsinki

April Jones

A story that transcends skate culture and tests community perseverance in the face of political challenges.

Theme: Must see
15.11.2024 | Time: 17:15 | Venue: Tapio 3

Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision

John McDermott

Deep dive into legendary Electric Lady Studios and Henrdix's music and visions.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
17.11.2024 | Time: 12:30 | Venue: Tapio 3

Electronic Body Movie

Pietro Anton

Documentary takes viewers back to the early 1980s of industrial music in Germany and Belgium.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
16.11.2024 | Time: 21:35 | Venue: Tapio 3

G – 21 Scenes from Gottsunda

Loran Batti

Documentary takes the viewer into the violent suburb and gang violence of Gottsunda, Sweden.

Theme: Explosive
16.11.2024 | Time: 14:55 | Venue: Tapio 4

Hard to Break

Anna-Maija Heinonen, Krista Moisio

Intimate story about youngsters seeking for approval from their social media followers

Theme: Rokumentti Awareness
17.11.2024 | Time: 17:30 | Venue: Tapio 4

HC Andersen

Mika Suvanto

Documentary about HC Andersen, legendary hard-hitting punk band in Joensuu’s rock history.

Theme: Must see
13.11.2024 | Time: 17:30 | Venue: Main Library

In Restless Dreams: The Music of Paul Simon

Alex Gibney

Sweeping narrative of Simon’s six-decade-long career

Theme: Rokumentti selection
17.11.2024 | Time: 11:00 | Venue: Tapio 4

Kneecap

Rich Peppiatt

Welcome to the streets of Belfast, where hip-hop and political resistance collide!

Theme: Rokumentti selection
15.11.2024 | Time: 18:50 | Venue: Tapio 3

Kymmenen vuoden yksinäisyys

Pauli Hokkanen

Documentary about band Absoluuttinen Nollapiste.

Theme: Must see
16.11.2024 | Time: 16:35 | Venue: Tapio 4

Let the Canary Sing

Alison Ellwood

Charmingly energetic dive into the iconic pop star Cyndi Lauper's life.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
16.11.2024 | Time: 14:15 | Venue: Tapio 3

Lula

Oliver Stone, Robert S. Wilson

The rise, fall and triumphant return of beloved Brazilian leader Luiz Inácio “Lula” da Silva to the Brazilian presidency after spending nineteen months in prison.

Theme: Explosive
15.11.2024 | Time: 16:45 | Venue: Tapio 4

Misty - The Erroll Garner Story

Georges Gachot

Film about Erroll Garner, one of the great jazz legends.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
13.11.2024 | Time: 16:45 | Venue: Tapio 3

Mogwai: If the Stars Had a Sound

Antony Crook

Dpcumentary about evolution of non-mainstream group of post-rock underdogs.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
16.11.2024 | Time: 20:05 | Venue: Tapio 4

Naamioitu kapina

Henrik Mennander

Documentary about Tunrida, a black metal band from Juva in the early 2000s.

Theme: Must see
13.11.2024 | Time: 17:00 | Venue: Main Library

No Other Land

Basel Adra, Hamdan Ballal, Yuval Abraham, Rachel Szor

Documentary by a Palestinian-Israeli collective of four young activists searching for a path towards equality and justice.

Theme: Opening and closing films Explosive
13.11.2024 | Time: 19:00 | Venue: Tapio 2

Once Within a Time

Godfrey Reggio, Jon Kane

Once Within a Time is a spine-tingling big-screen experience you simply have to see.

Theme: Explosive
17.11.2024 | Time: 18:00 | Venue: Tapio 3

Placebo: This Search for Meaning

Oscar Sansom:

Honest look into band's mindset and creative process and the rock ‘n’ roll lifestyle, along with its inevitable consequences.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
16.11.2024 | Time: 16:05 | Venue: Tapio 3

Prinsessa Pikkiriikki

Lauri Maijala

Little anarchist Princess Pikkiriikki whisks all the bossy adults away and heads to a great adventure.

Theme: Kid´s Rokumentti
17.11.2024 | Time: 11:00 | Venue: Tapio 3

Priscilla

Sofia Coppola

Priscilla Presley's ravishingly detailed portrait of life with the King of Rock & Roll.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
13.11.2024 | Time: 18:45 | Venue: Tapio 4

Rai Rai! – dokumentti Kotiteollisuudesta

Sami Parkkinen ja Jaakko Kilpiäinen

Documentary about the reality behind the Finnish rock 'n' roll dream and the intense brotherhood that comes with it.

Theme: Must see
14.11.2024 | Time: 19:35 | Venue: Tapio 3

Rheingold - Pure Gold (Rheingold - Puhdasta kultaa)

Fatih Akin

Real-life story about journey from war to criminal path and finding rap music.

Theme: Rokumentti selection
14.11.2024 | Time: 16:45 | Venue: Tapio 4

Savage Beauty – The World’s Greatest Light Installation (Savage Beauty – Maailman suurin valoteos)

Janne Tanskanen

Kari Kola lives in his own world where nothing is impossible - not even lighting up a whole mountain.

Theme: Must see
16.11.2024 | Time: 18:00 | Venue: Tapio 3

Shaft

Gordon Parks

One of the most groundbreaking blaxploitation film of the 1970s.

Theme: Must see
14.11.2024 | Time: 21:10 | Venue: Tapio 4

Sugarcane

Emily Kassie, Julian Brave NoiseCat

Hidden history of Indigenous residential schools in Canada

Theme: Rokumentti Awareness
16.11.2024 | Time: 19:35 | Venue: Tapio 3

Super Fly

Gordon Parks Jr.

Super Fly stay on Shaft's steps: shady gangsters and some fantastic funk!

Theme: Must see
15.11.2024 | Time: 22:00 | Venue: Tapio 2

Suvilahti DIY vs. City of Helsinki (Suvilahti DIY vs. City of Helsinki)

April Jones

Short-documentary about Suvilahti DIY will be shown as part of the Concrete Law screening

Theme: Must see

The Flats

Alessandra Celesia

Haunting traumas of political violence in Northern Ireland.

Theme: Explosive
13.11.2024 | Time: 16:30 | Venue: Tapio 4

The Life and Deaths of Christopher Lee

Jon Spira

Story about man behind dozens of monsters.

SCREENING IS SOLD OUT

Theme: Rokumentti selection
13.11.2024 | Time: 20:50 | Venue: Tapio 4

Total Thrash - The Teutonic Story

Daniel Hofmann

40-year journey into the core of German Thrash featuring legendary bands like Kreator and Sodom

Theme: Rokumentti selection
16.11.2024 | Time: 18:05 | Venue: Tapio 4

Ulapalla

Sami Parkkinen ja Jaakko Kilpiäinen

Ulapalla is a “road movie”-style documentary that follows the bands CMX, Kotiteollisuus, and 51koodia as they hit the road around the legendary Lake Saimaa.

Theme: Must see
13.11.2024 | Time: 16:00 | Venue: Main Library