Episode 419: In The Seats With....Alli Haapasalo and 'Girl Picture'

There are times in our lives where the questions are just as important as the answers....On this episode we dive into a Finnish coming of age drama that just got held over in Toronto and is expanding to cities like Vancouver, Ottawa, Calgary and Edmonton in the coming weeks.  It's time for 'Girl Picture'.Best friends Mimmi and Rönkkö have each other’s backs, always. They want to live adventurous lives, loaded with experiences and passion. Emma, on the contrary, has given her whole life to figure skating. Nothing gets between her and success. But when the girls meet, life opens new paths, and they all rocket in new directions. While Mimmi and Emma experience the earth moving effects of first love, Rönkkö is on a quest to find pleasure.There's a simple and genuinely magnetic charm to this film that is hard to look away from and it makes it something that translates in any language for any gender.We had the unique pleasure of sitting down with the director of the film Alli Haapasalo  to talk about the origins of the story, the craft of telling a personal yet still very visual story and so very much more....