Talk To Me, Dance With Me, Let Me Be

Flora, a woman battling with schizophrenia, is planning her birthday party. Her illness is manifested as the character Emma, who can be her best friend but also, at times her worst enemy. A visit from Flora's concerned sister leads to an altercation between the two of them but they quickly reconcile. The party is successful and Flora goes on trying to find a balance between her mental illness and normal life.

  • Saara Hasan
    Director
  • Saara Hasan
    Writer
  • Saara Hasan
    Producer
  • Anastasia Trizna
    Key Cast
    "Flora"
    Ivalo, Sorjonen, Jackpot, Tapaaminen, Sound from the Deep,Murskattu unelma
  • Usva Kärnä
    Key Cast
    "Emma"
    Hotelli Swan Helsinki, Tottumiskysymys, Nyrkki, Yksittäistapaus,Eläinten hautausmaa
  • Nadia Farghaly
    Key Cast
    "Elissa"
  • Riku Erkkilä
    Key Cast
    "Matias "
  • Roxana Sadvokassova
    Director of Photography
  • Saara Hasan
    Editor
  • Shahi Derky
    Editor
  • Hannu Käki
    Colorist
    Bodom
  • Toni Teivaala
    Sound mixer
    Bordertown, Pystyssä
  • Project Type:
    Short, Student
  • Runtime:
    12 minutes 54 seconds
  • Completion Date:
    January 20, 2020
  • Production Budget:
    1,000 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:
    Yes
Director Biography - Saara Hasan

Saara Hasan(b.1994, Finland) is a Finnish/Iraqi artist currently based in Hämeenlinna, Finland. She graduated from Academy of Moving People and Images, an independent film school based in Helsinki. She is an emerging director, writer, actor and cinematographer.

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Director Statement

Talk To Me, Dance With Me, Let Me Be is a story about how people with mental illness are often treated. We want them to be "normal" instead of meeting each and every person for who they are. The film is fiction and my own portrayal of mental illness inspired by a person very dear to my heart who has schizophrenia.