Sideline, written and directed by Maria Kaurismäki, has been invited to Film Forum “Ecology of Soul” International Competition of debut&student shorts, August 23-27, 2009, Riga & Jurmala, Latvia and to Reikäreuna Film Festival September 9-13, Orivesi, Finland.


Sideline (Sivutyö) is a strong and topical story about a female student that drifts to be a prostitute. It’s a 13 minute short fiction movie, shot on 16mm film.

Sideline is the graduation work of Maria Kaurismäki at TAMK School of Art and Media.

Sideline has already been shown at:

• 6th edition of the Baltic Debuts Film Festival, July 2009 in Svetlogorsk (Kaliningrad region).
• Midnight Sun Film Festival, June 2009, Sodankylä, Finland
• 31st Moscow International Film Festival, June 2009
• KYKY, Berlin, April 29
• Kettupäivät, November 2008, Helsinki
• Tampere Art Factory, May 2008