The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic
An intense movie, shot from a blind man’s perspective. An a typical action/thriller film about a man who has to go through hell to reach his loved one.
Jaakko is a blind and disabled man, tightened to his wheelchair. He loves Sirpa. Living far away, they have never met in person, but they meet every day over the phone. When Sirpa is overwhelmed by the shocking news, Jaakko decides to go to her immediately despite his condition.
In any case, he just needs to rely on the help of five strangers in five places: from home to taxi, from taxi to station, from station to train, from train to taxi and finally from taxi to… her.
Teemu Nikki (1975) is a self-educated, award-winning filmmaker and son of a pig farmer from Sysmä, Finland. His film “Euthanizer” (2017) was a festival success and the official Finnish Oscar entry for the 2019 Academy Awards. “The Blind Man Who Did Not Want to See Titanic” (2021) won the Orizzonti Extra Audience Award in Venice. Last year PÖFF screened two of his films – black comedy “Death Is a Problem for the Living” and family film “Snot and Splash”. Nikki has also directed numerous short films and popular series. Nikki’s style is best described as a good-willed yet unapologetic political satire of humanity.
Lovemilla (PÖFF 2015), Armomurhaaja (Halastushukkaja, PÖFF 2017), Sokea mies joka ei halunnut nähdä Titanicia (Pime mees, kes ei tahtnud näha Titanicut, PÖFF 2021), Peluri – Kuolema on elävien ongelma (Surm on elavate probleem, PÖFF 2023)
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