Huorasatu
Synopsis
Logline: Two young women find themselves on the frontlines in the battle against patriarchy, aided by the goddess of love Aphrodite. An empowering animated series for adult and young adult audiences with adventure, dark humour, horror and relevant societal themes.
Pixable Role
Co-producer
Scope of Work
Animation production · virtual production / Unreal Engine pipeline · technical direction. Hybrid pipeline: motion-capture and performance-capture for human characters · keyframe animation for mystical creatures and deities
Production Partners
Welhofilmi (Finland); Pixable Studios (Germany)
Director
Malin Nyqvist & Oskari Sipola (co-directors)
Writers
Laura Gustafsson (original novel author); Malin Nyqvist; Oskari Sipola
Producer
Producers: Oskari Sipola, Frank Lenhard.
Funding
Existing development support: Finnish Film Foundation (script and visual development); Finnish Center for Audiovisual Arts (AVEK) — script and visual development. Mentor: Ilja Rautsi (writer of Sundance hit Hatching). Currently seeking: production financing and sales.
Themes
Patriarchy and feminist resistance · sex work, sex-worker rights, sexual labour as agency · bodily autonomy and reproductive rights · sexual violence and revenge · motherhood and responsibility · care and empathy as more powerful than violence · mythology reimagined for a new age · hierarchy, property, ownership · religious/moral hypocrisy · toxic masculinity · capitalism, consumerism, fast fashion · co-option of feminism by capitalism · climate catastrophe and inequality
