Einari Paakkanen

Einari Paakkanen (born 1980) is a Finnish documentary director focusing on stories of human connection and communication with others. His films have been screened globally in festivals such as the Krakow Film Festival and Nordisk Panorama. His first feature documentary My father from Sirius premiered in the Warsaw Film Festival in 2016 and was broadcasted by Yle, SVT and Arte. Einari has an MA in documentary directing from ESCAC in Barcelona.
Crew

Karaoke Paradise
Writer, Director, Editor
Promised Land
Co-Writer
Girls' Night
Assistant Editor
Cross-country
Director
The Finest and the Greatest
Assistant Editor
Where Is Thon?
Writer, Editor, Director, Animation
Permanent Together
Writer

Black Ice
Assistant Editor

My Father from Sirius
Writer, Screenplay, Director

Forgetting Lenin
Director

Gimme Some Respect
Location Manager

Dirty Bomb
Location Manager

Princess
Location Manager

Games People Play
Location Scout