The White Sky (1998)
A glance across the border in northern Russia, where the small town of Montegorsk suffers under the heavy metal from industry. Nature is transformed into a poisonous desert: in long shots the camera probes the pale, skeleton-like branches of the dead trees. The small family, whose everyday life Helke and Suutari follow, lives in a state of waiting: waiting for the next German car, the next medical examination, the next holidays. White Sky exemplifies the artists‘ approach with currents of time flowing together: no one can say how long it will take for nature to regenerate itself here; yet people live here in their own time, with their own individual wishes and expectations.
Directors: Susanna Helke, Virpi Suutari.
| Directing | Susanna Helke | Director |
| Directing | Virpi Suutari | Director |
| Writing | Susanna Helke | Writer |
| Writing | Virpi Suutari | Writer |
| Production | Lasse Saarinen | Producer |
