Money Shot

Toinen Tuleminen

TIFF65: Greek Premiere
Washed-up porn actress Sari, 42, gets fired from her last role and has to find a new way to make a living. She teams up with Linnea, 22, an aspiring director who struggles to get into film school. Together they start a company that produces feminist, erotic films and begin a journey to fulfill women’s desires – and their own.
Screening Schedule

No physical screenings scheduled.

Direction: Teemu Niukkanen
Script: Jemina Jokisalo, Daniela Hakulinen
Cinematography: Italo Moncada
Editing: Jesse Jokela
Actors: Pihla Viitala, Reetta Ylä-Rautio, Alex Anton, Paula Vesala, Sanna-Kaisa Palo, Tomi Alatalo, Mikko Kauppila, Jukka Puotila
Production: Solar Republic
Producers: Johanna Tarvainen, Samuli Norhomaa
Format: DCP
Color: Color
Production Country: Finland
Production Year: 2023
Duration: 95'
Awards/Distinctions: Student Award for Best Short Form Series – Canneseries 2024
Episodes 1-4 will be screened.

Teemu Niukkanen

Teemu Niukkanen is an award-winning comedy director. His short films Are You Hungry (2019) and Fucking Bunnies (2017) both premiered at the Sundance film festival. His work has also been nominated for the Jussi-award (the Finnish Oscar). Money Shot is Niukkanen's fourth comedy series.

Filmography

2017 Fucking Bunnies (short)
2018 Härölä (TV series)
2019 Are You Hungry (short)
2022 Jukka Lindströmin sivuhistoria (TV series)
2022 True Story (TV series)
2024 Money Shot (TV series)