Shorts

Rocky VI
1986, 35mm, 8’, b&w
Rocky fights against the Siberian boxer Igor to defend the Free World - and loses.

Thru the Wire
1987, 35mm, 6’, b&w
Nicky escapes from a prison somewhere between Alabama and Utah sometime in the future. He looks for his girl in various bars and hotels, but all that he sees is that no one cares for the future of human culture anymore.

Rich Little Bitch
1987, 35mm, 5’, b&w
Melrose performs their song "Rich Little Bitch", filmed during the shoot of Hamlet Goes Business.

Those Were the Days
1991, 35mm, 5’, b&w
The Leningrad Cowboys perform their version of the known song in Paris. A solitary manleading a donkey is turned away at a restaurant door, he and the beast walk down to "La Maison du Vin" where, despite a "no donkeys" sign, they enter and the man proceeds to feed the donkey. His care and feeding of the animal impresses the women singing with the band – she and the visitor connect, but who will watch the donkey if they slip away?

These Boots
1992, 35mm, 5’, colour
The Leningrad Cowboys version of "These Boots are Made for Walking" by Nancy Sinatra.The history of Finland between 1950-69 is narrated through the eyes of a Leningrad Cowboy as a child.

Dogs Have No Hell
2002, 35mm, 10’, colour
Dogs Have No Hell, a 10-minute film filled with humor, tells the story of a man who gets out after a night in jail. He has ten minutes until the train leaves for Siberian Oil Fields. In that ten minutes, he finds the girl he loves, proposes to her, buys wedding rings and manages to get them both on the train. As they sit on the train, the man looks out into the darkening landscape and wonders if Fatherland is still there. The train disappears into the night.

The Foundry / Valimo
2006, 35mm, 3’, colour
The Foundry is part of an episodic film celebrating the Cannes film festival, To Each His Own Cinema. 35 of the world’s best directors were invited to shoot a short story for the film. The anniversary film’s theme was cinema. In his episode, Kaurismäki pictured foundry workers who work day and night shifts in Karkkila, Finland. On their lunch break, the men go to watch a movie at the local cinema. They see the brothers Lumière film, "Workers Leaving The Lumière Factory in Lyon", from 1895.

Bico
2004, 35mm, 5’, colour
Shot in Portugal, this lyrical documentary is a story of a small mountain village that lives in its own time amidst changes that shape history. The film tells of the past of the village, of the structural changes it has faced, and of men who have to leave the village for long periods of time because of their stonecutting work. When the men are gone, the women rule this village surrounded by snowy mountains, and sheep and cattle wander on once green fields while dogs protect them from the wolves.