AINA KUNNOLLINEN

Always Decent

Finlandia. 2007. Color. 20 min. Documental. .
  • Film Director: Katja Pällijeff.
  • Producer: Anna Pohjola.
  • Co-production: No
The 1970´s Ostrobothnia in Western Finland: Elvis dies, my parents divorce and a new concept is introduced in school maths: set theory. Based entirely on archive material, Always Decent is an experimental, autobiographical documentary about a child’s fear of difference, shame, guilt and longing.

Katja Pällijeff
Katja Pällijeff studied film editing at the University of Art and Design Helsinki UIAH, School of Motion Picture, Television and Production Design and graduated in 2007. Always Decent is her MA-graduation film and also her first film as a director. DIRECTOR’S YEAR OF BIRTH AND YEAR OF ENTERING UIAH 1972 1999 DIRECTOR’S FILMOGRAPHY as an editor: • SECRET LIVES, (SALATUT ELÄMÄT), tv-series, spring 2007 • WHAT TO BELIEVE?! pilot to a documentary series, 57 min, dir. Lilli Riihiranta, production Silva Mysterium Ab, 2007 • TRUCKER, MY DAD, documentary, 18 min, dir. Annika Grof, production UIAH, 2005 • TOMORROW’S MEMORIES, documentary, 28 min, dir. Iiris Härmä, production Guerilla Films, 2004 • PURE LIFE, fiction, 26 min, dir. Akseli Tuomivaara, production UIAH, 2004 • RESEARCHER’S CHOICE, documentary, dir. Sakari Kirjavainen, production University of Helsinki LIFE 2000 –project, 2004 • SAANA, documentary, 44 min, dir: Mervi Junkkonen, production UIAH, 2003 • UNKNOWN CITY tv-series, episode POIKAMIESPARANTOLA, 12 min, dir. Katariina Järvi, production UIAH, 2002 • UNKNOWN CITY tv-series, episode VUOKRATAIVAS, 12 min, dir. Lotta Kupiainen, production UIAH, 2002 • BUTTERFLY, R&A Helsinki Film Festival spot, 0.30 min, dir. Dome Karukoski, production UIAH, 2001 • PERFORMANCES FOR DAD, documentary, 17 min, dir. Markku Heikkinen, production UIAH, 2001 • LOVER, fiction, 7 min, dir. Alli Haapasalo, production UIAH, 2001 • ENTRANCE EXAMINATION, documentary, 43 min, dir: Alli Haapasalo, production UIAH 2000