Einari Paakkanen

Biography

Einari Paakkanen (born 1980) is a Finnish documentary director focusing on stories of human connection and communication with others.

His films have been screened globally in festivals such as the Krakow Film Festival and Nordisk Panorama. His first feature documentary My father from Sirius premiered in the Warsaw Film Festival in 2016 and was broadcasted by Yle, SVT and Arte. Einari has an MA in documentary directing from ESCAC in Barcelona.

Acting (Movies)

My Father from Sirius

Himself
2016
6.7

Directing

Karaoke Paradise

Director
2022
6.6

Cross-country

Director
2019
0.0

Where Is Thon?

Director
2016
0.0

My Father from Sirius

Director
2016
6.7

Forgetting Lenin

Director
2024
0.0

Writing

Karaoke Paradise

Writer
2022
6.6

Where Is Thon?

Writer
2016
0.0

Promised Land

Co-Writer
2015
0.0

Permanent Together

Writer
2013
0.0

My Father from Sirius

Screenplay
2016
6.7

My Father from Sirius

Writer
2016
6.7

Editing

Karaoke Paradise

Editor
2022
6.6

Where Is Thon?

Editor
2016
0.0

The Finest and the Greatest

Assistant Editor
2008
0.0

Girls' Night

Assistant Editor
2008
0.0

Black Ice

Assistant Editor
2007
5.2

Production

Princess

Location Manager
2010
5.9

Gimme Some Respect

Location Manager
2010
6.0

Dirty Bomb

Location Manager
2011
3.9

Art

Games People Play

Location Scout
2020
5.3