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Grief

Grief is a stark, personal reflection on loss, depression, and divorce. It confronts the enduring weight of watching loved ones fade and the scars sadness leaves behind.

  • Minna Väisänen
    Director
  • Paul Hayes
    Writer
  • Bi/etterminds .
    Producer
  • Project Type:
    Animation, Experimental, Short, Web / New Media
  • Runtime:
    1 minute 16 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    November 9, 2025
  • Production Budget:
    0 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Finland
  • Country of Filming:
    Finland
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1:1 and 16:9
  • Film Color:
    Black & White
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Digital Cinema Package:
    Unavailable
  • Lift-Off Sessions 2025 Volume 13

    United Kingdom
    December 29, 2025
    Online Premiere
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Minna Väisänen

Minna Väisänen is a Finnish director and visual artist working at the intersection of comics, animation, and digital media. Using mixed media, photography, vector graphics, and AI-generated imagery, she brings stories to life with striking visuals. In collaboration with Paul Hayes as Bi/etterminds, she transforms their comics into animations that explore memory, identity, isolation, and the unseen forces shaping everyday life.

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Director Statement

Grief is a stark, deeply personal meditation on loss, depression, and divorce. It explores how absence reshapes the living—how the weight of watching loved ones fade can linger long after they’re gone. The film reflects on the quiet persistence of sadness and the ways it leaves its traces, visible and unseen, across time and memory.