We have worked together with documentary filmmaker Janne Tanskanen for years and have become close friends over the years. The idea of ​​a feature-length documentary slowly grew and became a reality with Savage Beauty. But little did we know when we left for Ireland what kind of twists and turns the documentary would eventually take.

“The documentary Savage Beauty follows how Finnish light artist Kari Kola is building the biggest ever made light installation in Connemara, Ireland.The city of Galway has commissioned a work from Kari as part of the European Capital of Culture 2020 program.

The installation is supposed to be ”something big” and Kari decides to light up a whole mountain. The art piece is named Savage Beauty, an expression by Oscar Wilde portraying the Connemara region.Savage Beauty was the biggest light art installation ever made.”

The documentary premiered in 2024 in Kari Kola's hometown Joensuu and can be seen on the Finnish national TV channel, Yle Areena.

Savage Beauty, Documentary, 2024
Director: Janne Tanskanen
Production: Movage Films