Milja Viita‘s Seafearers (SKÖNÄRIT) will be screened at the international festival of experimental film Experimental Superstars, taking place from November 13–15, 2025 in Novi Sad, Serbia.

Seafearers (2025) is a collage film about seafarers based on archival footage shot around the globe by sailors themselves. ‘Skönäri’ is old Finnish sailor slang, meaning a seafarer. The script is based on the logbooks, letters and telegrams the filmmaker obtained alongside the footage from a small Finnish port town called Rauma. Through the tragic true-life story of a young sailor, Jalmar Yrjänen, the film portrays the life of those working at sea at the mercy of the natural elements, while also touching upon themes of colonialism and globalization.

Experimental Superstars
November 13–15, 2025
Novi Sad, Serbia

More information: Experimental Superstars

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