A group of teenage guys from a small village in Northern Finland kill time during the long summer evenings driving around. An older generation of local gents have already parked at the local petrol station. But where have all the women gone?
Inka Achté is a Finnish filmmaker with 20 years of experience working in film and television. She started her career at Finnish national tv (YLE), working at the departments of factual, cultural and youth programmes, until in 2010 she moved to the UK to complete an MA in Documentary Film Directing at the National Film and Television School. Upon graduating in 2012 she worked in documentary sales, first at Taskovski Films and then at Autlook Filmsales, while directing non-fiction shorts, features and series. Achté's films have screened/won awards at festivals such as IDFA, Thessaloniki, DokLeipzig and Sheffield DocFest and sold to TV channels across the world. Achté is one of the founding members of Helsinki-based low budget film collective Metku and festival service agency Raina. She also currently works as the Artic Director at DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival. Her latest documentary, SOAP FEVER (2026) was selected at the Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival.
Einari Paakkanen is an award-winning filmmaker known for his warm, intimate, and human-centered storytelling. His films have been screened internationally at major festivals including CPH:DOX, Sheffield DocFest, and Visions du Réel. His film KARAOKE PARADISE was shortlisted for the Best Documentary at the European Film Awards and won the Jussi Award for Best Finnish Documentary. Einari holds an MA in Documentary Directing from ESCAC in Barcelona and has participated in programs such as IDFAcademy, Twelve for the Future, Ice & Fire, MFI’s Script2Film, and Berlinale Talents. In addition to directing, he has also worked as an editor, sound recordist, teacher, and festival programmer. He has served on the boards of the Finnish Documentary Guild and DocPoint ry. His latest co-directed short documentary, PUOLANKA PUSSY RALLY (2026) was selected for the Tampere Film Festival.
