Paradox

Lyhytelokuva vääristä valinnoista ja niiden seurauksista.
Short film about wrong decisions and consequences.

Paradoxin idea on lähtöisin alkukesästä 2021 näkemästäni unesta, ja kun osaa unesta (kaksi isompaa kohtausta) ei pystynyt budjetin puitteissa toteuttamaan, kirjoitin maailmaan sopivia henkilöhahmoja ja heidän välisiä suhteitaan.
Lyhärin lähtökohta on olla esiosa mahdolliselle pitemmälle sarjalle, mihin voisi sijoittaa unessa näkemäni kohtaukset ja henkilöt.

Ajatuksena oli tehdä visuaalinen kokonaisuus, missä tunnelma olisi juonta ja tarinaa tärkeämpää, toki niiden ollessa vahvasti mukana kuitenkin taustalla.

Elokuva kuvattiin yhden heinäkuisen helteisen viikonlopun aikana.
Ja kieleksi valikoitui englanti, niin on helpompi käytännön syistä työskennellä sillä.

“Ihmisen elämä on usein täynnä paradokseja. Asettamalla tunteet ja järjen vastakkain saa usein aikaan paradoksin. Siksi on vaikeaa olla ihminen, joka hallitsee kummatkin. Koska on olemassa vain toinen tie, joko järjenmukainen tai sen vastainen, tunnepitoinen.”

The idea for Paradox came from a dream I had in early summer 2021, and when part of the dream (two larger scenes) couldn’t be actively budgeted, I wrote characters and relationships between them that fit the world.
The starting point of the short is to be a prequel to a possible longer series, where I could place the scenes and people I saw in my dream.

The idea was to create a visual whole where the atmosphere would be more important than the plot and story, although they would still be strongly present in the background.
The film was shot during one hot weekend in July.
And the language chosen was English, so it would be easier to work with for practical reasons.

“Human life is often full of paradoxes. By contrasting emotions and reason, a paradox is often created. That’s why it’s difficult to be a person who masters both. Because there is only one way, either rational or the opposite, emotional.”

Käsikirjoitus, ohjaus, kuvaus, leikkaus, äänet: Tommi Rautio

Man: Johan-Erik Mäkelä
Woman: Heli Palviainen
Wounded Angel: Suvi Laaninen
Gardener: Daddi Diesel
Larry: Tommi Rautio
Second man:: Samuli Longi

2021

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kevbanJanuary 2, 2026 at 4:38 pm
In English: A short film about wrong choices and their consequences. Short film about wrong decisions and consequences. The idea for Paradox comes from a dream I had in the early summer of 2021, and when part of the dream (two larger scenes) could not be realised within the budget, I wrote characters that fit the world and the relationships between them. The starting point of the shortest is to be a prequel to a possible longer series, where the scenes and characters I saw in my dreams could be placed. The idea was to create a visual entity where the atmosphere would be more important than the plot and story, of course, with them strongly present in the background.
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kevbanJanuary 2, 2026 at 4:42 pm
A bit hard to follow. But you did say it was from a dream you had. I understand that dreams (at least for me that is) can be hard to make sense of most of the time. The ones I actually remember that is. LOL. Good job though. I am curious why everything is in English, but the description is in Finnish?
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Nikolas KeskilammiJanuary 3, 2026 at 7:34 am
We will add an editing option for creators to edit their films' description soon 😊 Very glad to see the Zone is already filling with wonderful films. Thank you for building the Zone so nicely 🙏
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tommir77January 9, 2026 at 9:54 am
@kevban Thanks a lot! Yes, I try to emulate my dream to pictures and sequences. On the other hand, many scenes still remained to be filmed. Now the description is also in English.

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