Milja Viita‘s experimental documentary Seafearers (SKÖNÄRIT) will be screened at the European Film Festival Scanorama, taking place from November 6–23, 2025 in 10 cities across Lithuania: Vilnius, Kaunas, Klaipėda, Šiauliai, Alytus, Panevėžys, Marijampolė, Visaginas, Vilkaviškis and Gargždai.

Seafearers will be screened in the section Wild Cards.

Seafeares (SKÖNÄRIT) (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.

European Film Festival SCANORAMA
Nov 6–23, 2025
Lithuania

More information: SCANORAMA | Seafearers

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