SIHJA, THE REBEL FAIRY
by Marja Pyykkö
synopsis
Sihja is a young, charming and a little outrageous fairy, who leaves her forest home. In thecity, she meets a sensitive new friend Alfred (11). Sihja loves the newly found organized urban shapes and orderly habits that humans have. They bond quickly and have a lot of fun,until one day dead birds appear on the city streets. The smelly fertilizer factory could be the culprit, but when Sihja reveals her uncontrolled fairy powers, people begin to be weary ofher. Alfred and Sihja must find out what is threatening nature. With clever and brave investigation, they manage to prevent an environmental disaster. Thanks to Alfred, Sihja learns to use her super power and to apologise, while Alfred finds confidence to stand up for himself.
international title: | Sihja, the Rebel Fairy |
original title: | Sihja - kapinaa ilmassa |
working title: | Fly With Me |
country: | Finland, Netherlands, Norway |
year: | 2021 |
genre: | fiction |
directed by: | Marja Pyykkö |
screenplay: | Kirsikka Saari, Jenni Toivoniemi |
cast: | Elina Patrakka, Justus Hentula, Elena Leeve, Elmer Bäck, Eero Ritala, Pirjo Lonka, Paola Bärlund |
cinematography by: | Remko Schnorr |
film editing: | Jon Endre Mørk |
art director: | Otso Linnalaakso |
costumes designer: | Emmi Leeve |
music: | Ginge Anvik |
producer: | Venla Hellstedt, Elli Toivoniemi |
co-producer: | Annemiek van der Hell, Kristine Knudsen, Janne Hjeltnes, Dennis Kleyn |
production: | Tuffi Films, Windmill Film, Den siste skilling AS, Storyline Pictures |
backing: | Finnish Film Foundation - Suomen Elokuvasäätiö, Eurimages, NFI - Norwegian Film Institute/Norsk Filminstitutt, Nordisk Film & TV Fond, Nederlands Filmfonds - Netherlands Film Fund - Dutch Film Fund, Creative Europe - MEDIA |