HOBBYHORSE REVOLUTION, screens at 1.45pm Saturday 4th August at Stronger Than Fiction.

A feel-good look at the obsessions and delights of Finnish teenage girls immersed in the competitive world of the hobbyhorse Oscar-nominated director Selma Vilhunen’s film explores the curious sub-culture of quasi-equestrian dressage with warmth and humour. Struggling at home and at school, the three teenage protagonists embrace the hobbyhorse world to find joy and self-expression. We are drawn into this culture where, free of judgement, young girls have created an imaginative and surprisingly athletic sport that is utterly their own.

Selma Vilhunen is a multi-talented Finnish writer/director of both fiction and documentary films. Her previous work includes Little Wing (2016), and the Oscar-nominated short Do I Have To Take Care Of Everything? (2012)

Hobbyhorse Revolution

DIRECTOR: Selma Vilhunen

COUNTRY: Finland, Sweden

LANGUAGE: Finnish with English subtitles

YEAR: 2017

RUN TIME: 90 mins

"You'll stand, you'll cheer, you'll wonder what to name your horse" - NOWTORONTO.COM