Neurotypes / Neurotyypit
Finland, 76', 2024
age recommendation: 10+
original language: Finnish, English
Aida, a child on the autism spectrum, decides to fix the society’s structures that hinder her studies with the help of her caregiver mother Johanna. The determined child challenges the existing norms to advance acceptance and equality. Political influencing takes time and energy. Can the daughter-mother-duo change the society that only offers sympathy?
Maija Hirvonen
She is a freelance documentary director based in Turku, Finland. She graduated with a Master of Arts degree in documentary film directing from Aalto University in 2013. She has worked as a director, scriptwriter, and cinematographer. Neurotypes is her first feature-length documentary.
Cast & Crew
- direction: Maija Hirvonen
- screenplay: Maija Hirvonen
- cinematography: Anna Antsalo, Marita Hällfors
- editing: Sabina Köteleki
- music: Salla Luhtala
- sound: Tuomas Klaavo, Maija Hirvonen, Aleksi Tegel
- producer: Juha Löppönen
- production company: Mouka Filmi Oy
Filmography
- The Move (2016)
- Cat Trap (2013)
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