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29 Jan – 8 Feb 2026

Mox Mäkelä

Conceptual artist Mox MÄKELÄ (1958, Finland) has been active in the cultural sector for over 45 years. Her eco-critical work has been displayed at art venues and international film festivals. Mäkelä’s films and installations follow the tension between nature and human nature in the marine milieu. Her film Petticoat Fire (2024) was selected for IFFR 2024 as part of the Tiger Short Competition. She returns to IFFR with the world premiere of From Behind the Teeth (2025), co-directed with Mikael FORTELIUS.

Filmography

(selection) Vieras/Strange (2018), Andjust (2020), Petticoat Fire (2024), Hampaiden takaa/From Behind the Teeth (2025), VITA (2026, short)

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Mox Mäkelä at IFFR

  • VITA

    Mox Mäkelä | 27' | Finland | World premiere

    Mox Mäkelä’s cryptic triptych follows time-crossing trains, gathering armies and Karelian women singing humanity’s doom.
  • From Behind the Teeth

    Mox Mäkelä, Mikael Fortelius | 103' | Finland | World premiere

    Artist Mox Mäkelä and scientist Mikael Fortelius play free-associative chess using teeth. Surreal, absurdist fun.
  • Petticoat Fire

    Mox Mäkelä | 47' | Finland | World premiere

    A unique stream of thoughts, pictures and feelings dealing with the mistreatment of our planet.