Project Description
A STOP
Milja (Pinja Sanaksenaho) is listening to music on the bus when two young men (Veikko Aalste and Joel Hirvonen) sit down across from her. The two friends are feeling festive, and they start flirting with Milja and invite her to a party. Milja would not want to go, but does she have a choice? A Stop is a short film written and directed by Elli Toivoniemi, and it is part of the film anthology Force of Habit.
Directed and screenplay by: Elli Toivoniemi
Produced by: Elli Toivoniemi & Sanna Kultanen
Cinematography by: Päivi Kettunen F.S.C.
Production design by: Laura Haapakangas
Costume and make-up design by: Roosa Marttiini
Editing by: Anniina Kauttonen
Sound design by: Lotta Mäki
Original score by: Joona Samuel, Julius Valve
CAST:
Milja: Pinja Sanaksenaho
Antti: Veikko Aalste
Mika: Joel Hirvonen
Country of production: Finland
Duration 6:58
Domestic content rating: 7
This short film project came into being when Kirsikka Saari and I stopped to think whether our society truly was as equal as we had always thought.
One of the most ingrained and common forms of harassment and control is the sexualisation of the bodies of women and young girls. In the film A Stop, I wanted to show how quietly and inconspicuously we accept sexist and insulting words, even harassment, directed at women and girls. In the film, the other travellers – neither men nor women – do not have the will or courage to intervene. Even though the victim is a child. I also wanted to show how men dominate public spaces. In harassment situations, girls and women are expected to be polite and not to hurt anyone, while we leave them to cope by themselves.
MWhat do you see differently after having seen the film? Share your insights!
DISCUSS THE FILM!
The discussion material created by the Yksittäistapaus campaign and the Timeout Foundation help you have constructive dialogue about the film and to see things from a new perspective. The discussion material is especially designed to support dialogue in school lessons.
You can lead the discussion by showing the guidelines and discussion questions to the participants directly through the slide show below. You can download and print the more extensive guidelines with additional support for the leader of the discussion as a PDF file.
the Yksittäistapaus short film.
confidentially.
the matter at hand and each other better.
or resolve anything. We can talk in peace.
Now let’s briefly go though them...
Give room for incompleteness.
What did we learn from discussing the matter together?
What insights did we gain?
the short film and the thoughts it provoked in us.
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the film evoked in you.
had experiences of the theme of the short film.
to share your thoughts.
and the behaviour of its main characters?
for the person being harassed?
any harassment you have experienced in front of others?
Why not? Who could you speak to at this school?
everyone gets to share their thoughts.
What does sexual harassment mean?
What to do if you are harassed, abused or the target of some other sex offence? What if you witness a sex offence or hear about someone who has experienced a sex offence?
What does the law say about sex offences?
DISCUSSED FURTHER
in the discussion
which theme you would like to focus.
decided we will discuss further.
the way you think about this topic.
of the rest while you were listening to the previous speaker?
the discussion will get to share their thoughts.
mind from the discussion. Write these in your own paper.
or having seen the film?
The instructor will collect the insights written on paper
at the end and create a summary of them.
this discussion or topic in one sentence.
the joint discussion?