Every Tom, Dick and Urpo

Synopsis

The Finnish man's name Urpo derives from the Latin name Urbanus which means 'cultivated' and 'city dweller'. Urbanus has been a name of 8 popes and even the Hungarian Prime Minister Orbán's name has the same roots. But in Finland, people have started using the name Urpo as a synonym for idiot. In this warm-hearted and humorous short documentary, four men all called Urpo gather to reflect on the meaning and impact of their name on their lives.

Among others, the film participated in the Tallinn Black Nights 2023 film festival.

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Karoliina Gröndahl (1984) holds an MA in documentary film directing from the DocNomads Joint Masters program. Her graduation film Juror No.5 premiered at the DocPoint Documentary Film Festival 2021. Skilled in conveying emotions through the moving image, Karoliina shoots most of her films herself. Karoliina is working on two films in production. The short documentary ”Every Tom, Dick and Urpo” (Ei nimi miestä pahenna) will premiere in 2023. The documentary feature Standing in My Power, part of Ice and Fire Docs workshop and DocPoint IMPACT training, will premiere in 2024. Karoliina's first feature-length television documentary Sentenced for Life broadcast in 2016 by the Finnish Broadcasting Company Yle. Karoliina is a board member of the Finnish Documentary Guild and an alumna of IDFAcademy 2022.