Private Project

Send and Create

Korouoma valley in Posio is the most popular winter climbing destination in Finland and the area has seen climbing for half a century. As a continuation of this history, Samuli Pekkanen has found a home for his soul in this gorge valley and a canvas for an art form that very few know of. In Send and Create documentary, we see what is required – both physically and mentally – for a successful winter ascent at the Arctic Circle. Samuli, one of Finland's most active climbers, sheds light to his thoughts on life, which he has learned after spending countless days on steep rock walls covered in ice and snow, where there is very little room for mistakes.

  • Markus Kumpula
    Director
  • Markus Kumpula
    Writer
  • Markus Kumpula
    Producer
  • Markus Kumpula
    Camera operators
  • Samuli Tiainen
    Camera operators
  • Markus Kumpula
    Editor
  • Samuli Pekkanen
    Key Cast
  • Niklas Dahlberg
    Key Cast
  • Jussi Rovanperä
    Colorist
  • Heikki Illikainen
    Sound mastering
  • Olli Oilinki
    Subtitles
  • Project Type:
    Documentary, Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    19 minutes 30 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    September 29, 2023
  • Production Budget:
    4,900 EUR
  • Country of Origin:
    Finland
  • Country of Filming:
    Finland
  • Language:
    Finnish
  • Shooting Format:
    Digital
  • Aspect Ratio:
    16:9
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    Yes
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Arctic Weekend
    Kuusamo
    Finland
    October 6, 2023
    Premiere, Finland's Premiere
  • Tatras International Film Festival
    Vysoké Tatry
    Slovakia
    November 16, 2023
    Slovakian Premiere
    Best Climbing Film
  • International Sound future Awards
    New York
    United States
    November 22, 2023
    United States Premiere
    Honorable Mention Best Short Documentary
  • Pakistan International Mountain Film Festival
    Islamabad
    Pakistan
    December 16, 2023
    Asian premiere
  • Dolomiti Film Festival
    Cortina d'Ampezzo, Veneto
    Italy
    December 8, 2023
    Italian premiere
  • London Mountain Film Festival
    London, UK
    United Kingdom
    February 23, 2024
    UK premiere
  • Naked Mountain Film Festival
    Miami, Florida
    United States
    January 27, 2024
  • Filmfestival Kitzbuehel
    Kitzbühel
    Austria
    August 24, 2024
    Austrian premiere
  • Adventure Uncovered Film Festival
    London, UK
    United Kingdom
    October 17, 2024
    Official Selection
Director Biography - Markus Kumpula

Markus Kumpula is a new-coming movie director/producer from Northern Finland. Background in wilderness guiding and all kinds of outdoor free sports, he is specialised in adventure film making and operating in extreme conditions and difficult terrain.

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Director Statement

The short film Send and Create is a special piece of work to me. It is a long, over 3 year project of looking for a character and story well suited for my style, and it's portrayed in a gorge valley which is a very special place to me and the local climbing scene. Story is about my dear friend and climbing mentor Samuli Pekkanen, with whom we finally came up with a climbing project and a schedule, suited for a project of this kind.