Ilppo Pohjola: Daddy and the Muscle Academy

The documentary film from 1991 is a personal portrait of the life and career of the creator of Tom of Finland.

Daddy and the Muscle Academy is the only film ever made with Tom of Finland. It uses a variety of visual elements and shows how his work passed from being the private fantasies of a man in Europe to underground images that shaped a generation’s ideas of how a gay man could look and act. 

Tom’s work is a blueprint for the appearance and attitudes of gay men in the latter part of the 20th century. Tom of Finland’s ultimate leather men are known and seen all over the world. They are key icons of Western visual culture.

Kiasma Theatre

29.4.-1.9.2023

Performances:

29.4. at 13.00 
2.6. at 19.00 
1.9. at 18.00

Tickets 0-20€, age limit 16 yrs, duration 55 min

In Finnish and English