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Blind

Blind is a dance short film about how the routine of everyday encounters escalate into a struggle of egos. What becomes of love in a relationship where the other becomes so obvious that you no longer can see.

  • Katariina Räty
    Director
  • Katariina Räty
    Writer
  • Katariina Räty
    Producer
    Kone Foundation
  • Mia Jaatinen
    Key Cast
  • Mikko Makkonen
    Key Cast
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    6 minutes 22 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    March 24, 2017
  • Production Budget:
    3,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Finland
  • Country of Filming:
    Finland
  • Language:
    English
  • Shooting Format:
    FullHD
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    Yes
  • Loikka dance film festival Pre10 event
    Helsinki
    Finland
    March 25, 2017
    World Premiere
    Finnish Dance Films Selection
  • International Day of Dance
    Helsinki
    Finland
    April 29, 2017
  • Loikka on Tour
    Tampere
    Finland
    May 17, 2017
  • REGARD - Saguenay International Short Film Festival
    Saguenay
    Canada
    March 18, 2018
    North American Premiere
    Official Competition
  • Tampere Film Festival
    Tampere
    Finland
    March 8, 2018
    Special Program
  • Loikka Dance Film Festival
    Helsinki
    Finland
    April 8, 2018
    Official Competition
  • Finno-Ugric Film Festival
    Voru
    Estonia
    July 6, 2018
    Estonian Premiere
  • Shorts Mexico Festival
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    September 7, 2018
    Experimental program
  • InShadow - Lisbon ScreenDance Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    November 29, 2018
    Official Competition
  • Dhaka International Film Festival
    Dhaka
    Bangladesh
    January 13, 2019
    Asian premiere
    Woman Filmaker Selection
  • Finnish Short Film Nights 2019, Show me Shorts Festival
    Auckland
    New Zealand
    May 7, 2019
  • ADF's Movies by Movers Film Festival
    Durham, North Carolina
    United States
    July 14, 2019
  • Los Angeles Dance Shorts Film Festival
    Los Angeles
    United States
    June 29, 2019
  • Quinzena de Dança de Almada – International Dance Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    October 3, 2019
  • Screen.Dance - Scotland's Festival of Dance
    Perth
    United Kingdom
    May 7, 2019
Distribution Information
  • Katariina Räty
    Country: Finland
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Katariina Räty

Katariina Räty has worked as a director and screenwriter in several short films. She holds BA in Film and BBA in Economics. She has also studied Drama and pedagogy in Theatre Academy and worked at the Helsinki National Theatre.

Her film Kujalla won the award for the best movie of Arcada University in 2015. In her latest short films Blind (2017) and Second Illusion (2018) she has explored physical theatre, dance and movement. Her film Blind has been screened in several international film festivals and experimental programs.Arcada in 2015.

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