Beard
Kristiina Karsten, Otso Reunanen, Silja Salmi
2024
Middle-aged priest Late Mäntylä finds authenticity in a beard, reflecting their inner self. With help from makeup artist Kata Launonen, Late learns to create one. A quiet afternoon in a beauty salon becomes the emotional climax of a lifelong journey toward becoming themselves.
Kristiina Karsten, Otso Reunanen, and Silja Salmi are a Finnish filmmaking trio who have collaborated for over a decade on documentaries and educational media. Their shared focus is on heartfelt, genuine storytelling that brings personal narratives into public discussion. Their debut independent short documentary, BEARD (2024), premiered at Hot Docs and screened at DocPoint and the Tampere Film Festival.
Beard (2024)
