Once I Was a Dragonfly
movie

Once I Was a Dragonfly

Director: Elli Toivoniemi

Year: 2017

Plot: Dragonfly is a film that follows a 24-year-old Miikka Friman who has grown up with dragonflies. He was inspired already at the age of six by a dragonfly that landed on his shoulder and his inspiration gradually turned into a way of living which still almost two decades later drives Miikka onto his expeditions. Miikka has been living his whole life with a camera on his hand, researching dragonflies and documenting the important milestones of his live. The film will show in parallel Miikka's development from a young enthusiastic filmmaker into a grown man while revealing the trajectory of a dragonfly.
Original Title: Kesäni sudenkorentona
Director: Elli Toivoniemi
Producer: Venla Hellstedt , Elli Toivoniemi
Type: movie
Year: 2017
Genres: Documentary
Cast: Miikka Friman , Jorma Friman , Milla Friman , Satu Friman , Tero Ahvenharju , Jean-Pierre Boudot , Karoliina Manninen
Runtimes: 63
Countries: Finland
Languages: Finnish , English
Color Info: Color
Rating: 7.2
Votes: 18
Year: 2017
Akas: Min sommar som trollslända (Finland, Swedish title) , Once I Was a Dragonfly (United States) , Once I Was a Dragonfly (World-wide, English title) , Once I Was a Dragonfly (United Kingdom)
Production Companies: Tuffi Films
Distributors: Yleisradio (YLE)
Cinematographer: Anna Antsalo , Miikka Friman
Producer: Venla Hellstedt , Elli Toivoniemi
Box Office: EUR200,000 (estimated)
Composer: Joona Jaakkola , Salla Luhtala
Editor: Okku Nuutilainen
Editorial Department: Pasi Mäkelä , Anniina Kauttonen
Sound Crew: Tuomas Klaavo , Joona Jaakkola
Visual Effects: Otto Heikola
Camera and Electrical Department: Otto Heikola