Själö - Island of Souls

Själö - Island of Souls 2020 Directed by Lotta Petronella

Själö means 'the island of souls', and no name could be more fitting for the island in the Baltic Sea, which for centuries was a last stop for women who were considered social outcasts – and who are today forgotten. They were forcibly placed in a closed institution to be studied, measured and weighed – exactly in the way that nature itself was starting to be examined around the same time. Today, the place is a research centre. A young female scientist collects samples on the island, while the whispering voices of the past and never-sent letters echo in the empty hallways.

Country Finland

Production Country Finland

Language Finnish

Spoken Languages Finnish , Swedish

Gnere Documentary

Production Companies Finnish Film Foundation , Made

Budget $300,000

Release Date 19 March 2020

78 mins