The World Stood Still

Elise Celestia
2024
Nordic Lights

FILM INFO

Recommend age: 18+

Myrsky, a young trans woman, has fled her transphobic parents and lives with her grandfather Tapio. Struggling with identity, friendship, and belonging, Myrsky begins to question whether healing is possible in the city she hoped to escape.

Original title
Maailma odotti paikoillaan
Country
Finland
Year
2024
Duration
15’
Color / Black&White
Color
Form
Fiction

DIRECTOR

Elise Celestia

Elise Celestia is a director, writer, producer and actress from Finland. Through a variety of genres in filmmaking, she explores themes of family, identity and finding one's place in the world. With a previous background in theatre and writing, she has experience in multiple crew and cast roles in film, and aims to create productions where everyone can feel valued and their ideas can collide to create something wonderful

Filmography

Perhesuhteita (2024); Kemistin cocktail (2022)

team

Director
Elise Celestia
Screenplay
Elise Celestia
Camera
Niina Kupari
Cast
Elise Celestia, Tara Salakoski, Kari Ketonen, Maarit Koskinen
Editing
Joni Härö
Production design
Saara Rantanen
Producer
Elise Celestia
Production
Turku UAS Arts Academy