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Cost: Free; Registration in advance recommendedIn Person: Iiris Härmä, director; Visa Koiso-Kanttila, producer
Co-presented with the Embassy of Finland
This documentary details the extraordinary life of Ellen Vuosalo, known as the “mother of snow cranes” for dedicating her life to protecting the Siberian cranes that winter in Iran. Vuosalo was born in Canada in 1931 to a family of Finnish immigrants. She later studied biology at UCLA, then married and started a family with an Iranian man. Her abusive husband fled with the children to Iran when she asked for a divorce. Vuosalo followed him to get her children back and settled in Iran, where she spent over five decades on conservation, ornithology, and local environmental initiatives. Iiris Härmä’s film is a stirring portrait of a strong, adventurous woman.
Director: Iiris Härmä. Country: Finland. Released: 2024. Length: 75 min. Format: DCP. Languages: English and Persian with English subtitles.
Image courtesy of the Finnish Film Foundation
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1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20013
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