The Little Snow Animal

Small town up north. No one to talk to. Nowhere to go but home. That, too, secluded. There, too, alone. Ceaselessly smoking cigarette. Bottle becomes a new vase as it empties. Laundry frozen in the frost. Yölinja night time radio programme. Radio voice Pekka Sauri. Someone who is awake with you. Someone to talk to. Support, comfort, help.

The Little Snow Animal  is a tribute to the old radio programme Yölinja (1986–2002). It reminds us that sometimes we need people like Sauri to say things straight. To awaken and shake people up. Above all, to listen. To show that amid darkness is a heart and a life to be lived.

This documentary is a fine example of a film that blurs the borders between fact and fiction. It is a visually beautiful compilation of montage, audio piece, animation and archive material. It raises thoughts on how many girls stay in their hide without help. Without anyone who’d listen.

Hannele Majaniemi | Translation by Anna Volmari