Open the Curtains, It’s Dark Inside

A 15-year-old Mai’s summer day takes a dark turn when they unexpectedly have to visit their alcoholic father's apartment

• Project Type: Short Narrative Fiction Film 

• Film Type: Arthouse - Live Action

• Genre: Drama

• Estimated Runtime: 15 minutes

• Country of Production & Filming: Germany

• Languages: Finnish
  Status: Post-Production

• Production Year: 2025

• Expected Release: 2025

Cast

Mai Meeti Assefa

Vivi Teresa Filoras

Dealer Carl Lettinga

Neighbour Renzo Mencarini

Crew

Director Elsa Kallio

Writer Elsa Kallio

Producer Destanie Freestone

Co-Producer Elsa Kallio

Director of Photography Clelia V. Flores

Editor: Kayu Yeung

Assistant Directors Lotta Sturm and Thea Leffmann

Costume Designer Keren Afidii

Set Designer Konstantina Tezapsidou

Gaffer Loukia Hadjiyianni

Light assistants Renzo Mencarini, Iris Richter

1st Assistant Camera Operator Tessa Mattheus

Sound operators Marvin Gräter, Anna Eberhardt, Thea Leffmann

Set continuity Ha Trần

Catering Natascha Anahita Nassir-Shahnian, Ha Trần

Production Assistants Zora Arosa, Ludwig