Kirsikka Saari

Personal Info

Known For Writer

Gender Female

Birthday 1973-12-06 (50 years old)

Place of Birth Helsinki, Finland

Kirsikka Saari

Biography

Kirsikka Saari is a screenwriter-director based in Helsinki. She was Oscar nominated for the short film Do I Have to Take Care of Everything? (2012). She wrote the script for Stupid Young Heart which won the Crystal Bear in Berlinale and Jussi Award for the Best Screenplay. Her works as a screenwriter-director include the collaborative film Force of Habit and awarded short films After the Reunion and Super Comfort. She has written a critically acclaimed novel and play for the Finnish National Theatre (Depression Comedy, co-written with Jenni Toivoniemi). She has graduated from the Helsinki University and ELO Film School Helsinki in Aalto University.

Known For

Writer

2023
Fat Dance

as Writer

2021
2019
Super Comfort

as Screenplay

2019
Force of Habit

as Writer

2019
Festive Spirit

as Screenplay

2019
Fat

as Screenplay

2018
2014
Korso

as Writer

2014
Nurses

as Writer

2010
Paratiisi

as Writer

2009
Gorilla

as Screenplay

Director

2023
Fat Dance

as Director

2019
Super Comfort

as Director

2019
One-Off Incident

as Director

2019
Force of Habit

as Director

2019
Fat

as Director

Actor

2017
Miami

as Woman at the Bar

2014
Nurses

as Sosiaaliviranomainen

2013
The Princess of Egypt

as Matiaksen äiti, nainen vanhempainillassa

Crew

2022
Kikka!

as Dramaturgy

2016
Little Wing

as Dramaturgy

Producer

2023
Four Little Adults

as Executive Producer

2019
Force of Habit

as Executive Producer