Maiden of the Lake

Petteri
Saario

Petteri Saario is a Finnish documentary filmmaker, specialized in directing and shooting films about disappearing natural and cultural values and the complex relationship between man and nature. He runs an independent production company DocArt. His films have been awarded and screened at numerous festivals around the world, including IDFA, Prix Europa, Krakow Film Festival, Moscow Film Festival and Japan Wildlife Film Festival. Maiden of the Lake| 71 min.| doc Activist| 57 min.| doc Arctic Desert| 76 min. | doc The Beckhams of Utsjoki | 73 min. | doc Sergei the Healer| 103 min.| doc Village of the Sleeping Beauty | 53 min.| doc The Sisu Stone | 63 min. | doc Wild Wild Canary – The Last Whistle of the Guanche | 54 min. | doc

Twelve-year-old Emika spends her vacations on a small island. She and her cousin Antti build the most magnificent hut and pick berries until it´s time to swim with the birds. In this film, Emika explores the lakeside environment in all four seasons and learns many new skills from Antti. They stay overnight on the frozen lake under the Aurora Borealis, they build a nest for a ringed seal, and they swim and fish. In early summer, they discover the world´s rarest seal in the maze of thousands of islands. Throughout, Emika and Antti speak candidly about the questions of life - both big and small.