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Ghost

The traumas from the past returns when Antti finds out that Lauri, who bullied Antti in school, starts as his new boss. Will Antti be able to confront Lauri as the bullying begins once again? The superhero short Ghost praises the inner child in us and seeks to notice all the victims of bullying. And in the end, you don't necessary need to wear a cape nor a mask to be a superhero.

  • Artur Sallinen
    Director
  • Artur Sallinen
    Writer
  • Artur Sallinen
    Producer
  • Kris Gummerus
    Key Cast
    "Antti"
  • Peter Kanerva
    Key Cast
    "Lauri"
  • Nooa Salonen
    Key Cast
    "Young Antti"
  • Emil Santamäki
    Key Cast
    "Young Lauri"
  • Olivia Broman
    Key Cast
    "Milla"
  • Laura Auvinen
    Key Cast
    "Hanna"
  • Danielle Engström
    Key Cast
    "Eeva"
  • Jesse Ekholm
    Cinematography
  • Marko Sallinen
    Props
  • Emil Sallinen
    Editing
  • Artur Sallinen
    VFX
  • Pontus Borg
    Sound Design
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Drama, Sci-fi
  • Runtime:
    13 minutes 40 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    May 12, 2022
  • Production Budget:
    9,000 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Finland
  • Country of Filming:
    Finland
  • Language:
    Finnish
  • Shooting Format:
    RED
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
Director Biography - Artur Sallinen

Artur (born 1988) is a Finnish screenwriter, director and producer. He has studied directing and screenwriting at the Finnish film school Arcada UAS 2008 – 2012 and graduated as a Bachelor of Arts. The main genres in Artur’s films are drama, sci-fi, thriller and fantasy. Artur started to make movies in 2006 at the age of 18. He has made award winning shorts for the Finnish public service company YLE and won different short film competitions. Artur’s work is influenced by commercial American films, still having a twist from both Nordic and European productions. The focus in his stories usually lean on characters and more specifically on character development. Common themes in Artur’s films include complicated relationships between generations and the inner strength and the perseverance of the human mind. The world in his stories might be dark and despairing, but the characters in it prevails because they believe in something and are ready to change for the better to overcome the grim circumstances. Artur’s films also often include a fantastical dimension; he believes strongly that the main task of films is to take the audience out on a journey – to an extraordinary place where they can encounter experiences out of this world. Artur's most noticeable work: Världens bästa historia (short, 2010), DSP - Diagnos skådepselarpsykos (short, 2011), Sista dagen i skärgården (documentary, 2015), Might (short, 2016).

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Director Statement

Writing this short, I started off by thinking about the inner child of mine. How was that little rascal doing? And how much of him has survived into adulthood, which we all can experience as grey and monotone from time to time. The movie is a story about Antti, a white collared 9-5 working, spreadsheet grinding adult who has this vivid imagination that is being suffocated by adulthood. As Lauri, who bullied him in school, starts as his new boss, the last remnants of Antti's inner child is put to test. I wanted to create this fantastic and dark force to counter our antagonist and show that the inner child in all of us indeed survives into adulthood and is worth both our attention and respect. And on a more deeper level - the ones closes to you, the people you love, can sometimes be the hardest to see.