Einari Paakkanen
An image from Karaoke Paradise, one of the productions that also features Einari Paakkanen.
Einari Paakkanen

Einari Paakkanen

January 16, 1980 — Jämsä, Finland

Einari Paakkanen (born 1980) is a Finnish documentary director focusing on stories of human connection and communication with others.

His films have been screened globally in festivals such as the Krakow Film Festival and Nordisk Panorama. His first feature documentary My father from Sirius premiered in the Warsaw Film Festival in 2016 and was broadcasted by Yle, SVT and Arte. Einari has an MA in documentary directing from ESCAC in Barcelona.

Black Ice

Black Ice

2007

Princess

Princess

2010

Games People Play

Games People Play

2020

Karaoke Paradise

Karaoke Paradise

2022

Dirty Bomb

2011

My Father from Sirius

My Father from Sirius

2016

Gimme Some Respect

Gimme Some Respect

2010

Promised Land

2015