Mari Ljokkoi’s (BA, Fine Arts) graduation work The Story of My Tribe (Kalevala 2.0) won the Best Student Documentary Award at DocPoint

TheStory of My Tribe documentary was made as graduation work for the Fine Art degree program at Tampere University of Applied Sciences. The film was chosen to Helsinki Documentary Film Festival and won the Best Student Documentary Award. The Story of My Tribe is written and directed by Mari Ljokkoi
The documentary is based on the memories of third generation immigrants from Karelia. The Jury was pleased by the documentary’s unique style of presenting history and clear portrayal of its own generation.