Common People Songs (2019)

Interweaving newsreel footage and film extracts with the voices of ‘Ajan laulu’ – a workers’ choir based in Kemi, the most leftist city in Finland – the essay film takes us on a historical journey examining the collective memory, dreams and traumas of the working class. Is there a future for the Finnish labour movement?

• Year: 2019
• Genres: Documentary, Music
• Countries: Finland
• Languages: Finnish
• Runtime: 12 min