Docpoint – Helsinki Documentary Film Festival

Programme

2022 My Life on This Planet

My Life on This Planet

Director Maija Hirvonen

Producer: Elli Toivoniemi, Juha Löppönen / Tuffi Films

My Life on This Planet follows Aida, a 10-year-old girl with autistic spectrum disorder, and her caretaker and mother Johanna in their attempt to make their voices heard in a society which doesn’t seem to acknowledge them. Aida experiences a political awakening and decides to fix the issues affecting kids on the spectrum. Will the mom and daughter duo manage to transform these social structures before their own resources run out?