We are flooded by a constant stream of news of ecological catastrophes, species dying of extinction, old forests cut down... We cannot deny it: right now at this moment the natural world of our planet is going through a historically dramatic phase.
At the same time I find myself more in touch with my touchscreen than trees or animals around me. And it just makes me wonder: are we losing our connection to the nature around us? To other beings around us? To ourselves?
Can one be totally complete and happy without a connection to nature? This is the main question of the film and of the main character Pasi. Pasi has truly lost his connection with nature, he does not even remember it anymore, and in this story he tries to find it again.
Although The Squirrel is a dystopian story, my intention is to tell it more like a humorous, absurd poem. I want the film to have a warm, graceful feel to it, even though it does have a cynical look at the way the connection between humans and nature is developing. I want this film to be as thought-provoking as it is comical.
And yes, the humour in this film will be dead serious. I am Finnish after all.