Silent Legacy

The new documentary Silent Legacy , directed by Jenni Kivistö and Jussi Rastas, has been selected for two major Nordic competitions. The film will screen in the Nordic Documentary Competition  at the Göteborg Film Festival , held from January 23 to February 1, 2026 , the largest film festival in Scandinavia. Kivistö and Rastas will attend the festival for the film’s Nordic premiere . Silent Legacy  has also been selected for the National Competition  at the DocPoint – Helsink

Silent Legacy , to be released in Finland under the title Katseiden alla , will have its theatrical premiere on February 13, 2026 . The film had its world premiere at the Locarno Film Festival in August 2025, where it was presented in the prestigious Critics’ Week competition programme. Directed by Jenni Kivistö and Jussi Rastas , Katseiden alla  blends observational documentary with contemporary dance to explore identity, belonging and the lingering legacy of colonialism thr

Väki Films' feature documentary SILENT LEGACY  will have its world premiere  at the prestigious 78th Locarno Film Festival , in the Semaine de la critique / Critics’ Week  section — a programme that annually selects only seven documentaries known for bold cinematic language and urgent contemporary themes. Directed by Jenni Kivistö and Jussi Rastas , SILENT LEGACY explores themes of identity, belonging and global inequality through the intimate story of Sibiry, a West African