Sanna Liljander is a Finnish filmmaker and visual artist, who works in the fields of documentary film and media art.

“A man and his wife, who has suffered a stroke, go for a drive. The view through the windshield reveals a mundane journey through a wet, rainy world. The man talks about a dream he had the night before. Like a spell, his sparse words conjure up black-and-white images of a sunny day at the lake. Young, healthy and happy, the wife waves at the camera.”

When Will the Day Break (2024, 6 min) is an experimental documentary film which uses dash cam videos, self-developed, partly hand-painted 16 mm black-and-white film and material that was screen-printed on 35 mm motion picture film. 

Gallery screening of the work is an endless loop with many beginnings and no ending.

In her art, Liljander likes to deal with people’s social emotions and relationships with each other, as well as the themes of letting go, longing and remembering. 

Her works have been screened widely at film festivals as well as in galleries, events and cinemas, and won various prizes. 

When Will the Day Break is the first work from a series that explores the effects of serious illness on close relationships – in other words, love in the face of hardship.

Forum Box, Mediabox

31.10.-23.11.2025

Tue-Sun 12.00-17.00

Free entry