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When the Night Falls

The dance film When the Night Falls tells the story of a woman fleeing the horrors of a collapsing society in the near future. Along the way, she encounters people on whose trust her entire future depends on.

  • Kimmo Leed
    Director
    Giveaway, Largo
  • Kimmo Leed
    Writer
    Giveaway, Largo
  • Juha Harju
    Writer
  • Pia Liski
    Producer
  • Valtteri Munkki
    Producer
    Wandering in the White, Mother's Day Gift
  • Virpi Juntti
    Key Cast
  • Jenni Nikolajeff
    Key Cast
  • Pia Liski
    Key Cast
  • Tommi Haapaniemi
    Key Cast
  • Jukka Tarvainen
    Key Cast
    Walks with Me, Step Out
  • Jarkko T. Laine F.S.C.
    Director of Photography
    Hatching, Mother of Mine
  • Dance Company Gruppen Fyra
    Choreography
  • Otto Heikola
    Editor
    The Punk Voyage, Force of Habit
  • Mari Sainio
    Composer
    Úthýst, Waste vol. 1
  • Otto Heikola
    Sound Designer
  • Mikko Heino
    Sound Designer
    Wandering in the White, Mother's Day Gift
  • Mikko Heino
    Sound Mixer
    Wandering in the White, Mother's Day Gift
  • Jussi Myllyniemi
    Colorist
    Lady Time, Thick Lashes of Lauri Mäntyvaara
  • Kaisu Hölttä
    Makeup and Costume Designer
    Girl Picture, Stupid Young Heart
  • Valtteri Munkki
    Graphic Designer
    The Long Shift
  • Project Title (Original Language):
    When the Night Falls
  • Project Type:
    Short
  • Genres:
    Dance, Drama, War
  • Runtime:
    10 minutes
  • Completion Date:
    December 1, 2021
  • Country of Origin:
    Finland
  • Country of Filming:
    Finland
  • Language:
    No Dialogue
  • Shooting Format:
    Arri Amira 3.2K
  • Aspect Ratio:
    1.85:1
  • Film Color:
    Color
  • First-time Filmmaker:
    No
  • Student Project:
    No
  • Spring Dancefilm Festival
    Cerdanyola
    Spain
    April 24, 2022
    World Premiere
    Official Selection
  • ScreenDance Festival
    Stockholm
    Sweden
    April 25, 2022
    Nordic Premiere
    Official Selection
  • CineVox Dance Film Festival
    Portland, Oregon
    United States
    May 12, 2022
    North American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Flatpack Festival
    Birmingham
    United Kingdom
    May 22, 2022
    UK Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Tampere Dance Current Contemporary Dance Festival
    Tampere
    Finland
    May 27, 2022
    Finnish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Red Rock ScreenDance Film Festival
    St. George, Utah
    United States
    June 1, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Dance Camera North
    Minneapolis, Minnesota
    United States
    June 1, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Muestra Movimiento Audiovisual
    Guadalajara
    Mexico
    June 10, 2022
    Mexican Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Short Waves Festival
    Poznan
    Poland
    June 15, 2022
    Polish Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Birmingham International Dance Festival
    Birmingham
    United Kingdom
    June 17, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Girona en Moviment
    Girona
    Spain
    July 15, 2022
    Official Selection
  • ADF's Movies By Movers
    Durham, North Carolina
    United States
    July 16, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Manifest Dance Film Festival
    Puducherry
    India
    July 29, 2022
    Asian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Dance Days Chania
    Chania
    Greece
    August 3, 2022
    Greek Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Tehdas tanssii
    Hämeenlinna
    Finland
    August 7, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Parkkino Festival
    Parainen
    Finland
    August 25, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Screen Dance International
    Detroit, Michigan
    United States
    September 10, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Wild Dogs International Screendance Festival
    Calgary, Alberta
    Canada
    September 17, 2022
    Canadian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Mignolo International Screendance Festival
    Metuchen, New Jersey
    United States
    September 17, 2022
    Viewers Choice Award
  • Movimiento en Movimiento
    Mexico City
    Mexico
    September 23, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Thessaloniki Cinedance International
    Thessaloniki
    Greece
    September 23, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Kino Tańca
    Warsaw
    Poland
    September 29, 2022
    Official Selection
  • International Screendance Festival of Chile
    Santiago de Chile
    Chile
    October 7, 2022
    South American Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Festival Internacional de Cortometrajes Corporalidad Expandida
    Buenos Aires
    Argentina
    October 13, 2022
    Argentine premiere
    Official Selection
  • Dare to Dance in Public Film Festival
    Los Angeles, California
    United States
    October 15, 2022
    Honorable Mention
  • Exeter Dance International Film Festival
    Exeter
    United Kingdom
    October 15, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Cuerpo Mediado Festival Internacional de Videodanza
    Rosario
    Argentina
    October 21, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Moving Body Festival
    Varna
    Bulgaria
    October 27, 2022
    Bulgarian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Los Angeles Dance Film Festival
    Los Angeles, California
    United States
    November 5, 2022
    Official Selection
  • Dance on Screen Film Festival
    Graz
    Austria
    November 6, 2022
    Austrian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Breaking 8
    Cagliari
    Italy
    November 10, 2022
    Italian Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Moving Images International Videodance Festival
    Nicosia
    Cyprus
    November 27, 2022
    Cypriot Premiere
    Official Selection
  • InShadow – Lisbon Screendance Festival
    Lisbon
    Portugal
    December 6, 2022
    Portugese Premiere
    Official Selection
  • Athens Video Dance Project
    Athens
    Greece
    December 12, 2022
    Official Selection
Distribution Information
  • Side Stories
    Distributor
    Country: Worldwide
    Rights: All Rights
Director Biography - Kimmo Leed

Kimmo Leed is a Finland-based film director and scriptwriter familiar with various audiovisual styles and genres: drama, documentary and commercial work. He has worked as a professional filmmaker for the past 20 years.

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Director Statement

When the Night Falls is a tragically beautiful ballad about trust and finding your own place in a world where staying out of the herd knows certain death. The film bows to the realistic aesthetics of the dystopian films that have shown us people crippled by the struggle for survival caused by the collapse of society. The story depicts a universal longing for touch and understanding, for we know that without others we are nothing.