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

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