ON TINDER WITH MUMMY

Award certificate with laurel wreath design, indicating selection for the Tampere Film Festival in 2024.

ON TINDER WITH MUMMY

Episode #1 of the documentary series Family Stories Untold.

Original title: ÄIDIN KANSSA TINDERISSÄ
Genre: Documentary
Year of Production: 2023
Country of Production: Finland
Duration of the film: 9 min.

9-year-old Iida's parents' marriage ended in nasty arguments. When things got really out of hand she should have known to call the police. In the film she recounts the divorce and reflects on her own feelings, that she's had the chance to talk about in the divorce club. Now that her parents have moved apart things have settled down. Mummy is looking for a new man on Tinder, and Iida helps her swipe. Dad seems happy on his own.

FESTIVALS
Tampere Film Festival, 2024
Beijing International Short Film Festival, 2024
Two Short Nights Film Festival, 2025
Ljubljana International Short Film Festival, 2025

CREDITS

DIRECTOR
Catarina Diehl

SCREENWRITER
Catarina Diehl

PRODUCER
Tommi Seitajoki

CAST
Salma Sarkola, Danielle Engström

CREW
Director of Photography - Tommi Seitajoki
Editor - Tommi Seitajoki
Sound - Pontus Borg

INTERNATIONAL SALES
Impressio Films

FINANCED BY
The Finnish Film Foundation
YLE
AVEK
Svenska kulturfonden
Konstsamfundet

A mother and daughter sitting on a dark couch, looking at a smartphone together in a cozy home setting.
A young girl looks at a pink doll with orange hair and blue eyes that is peeking out from behind a gray object.
A woman and young girl sitting on a black couch looking at a smartphone together, with a dark background and a white shelf with a potted plant on the left.
Drawing of a green frog with red eyes, sitting and holding a drink, with a big smile and a wave. The drawing is on a piece of paper held by a person's hand, with a black background.
A girl with long brown hair in pigtails, wearing a white t-shirt and light blue jeans, standing in a hallway by a closed white door, looking at the camera. She is wearing pink socks.