About
Iiti Yli-Harja (b. 1987) is a stop-motion animation artist, a documentarist and a musician. She graduated from Aalto University as Master of Arts in 2021. Her films combine documentary material with fictional elements of stop-motion animation. She often explores and celebrates human imperfection in her films: what is good enough? Her documentary puppet animation Real Men (2020) was awarded as the best short film at Helsinki International Film Festival in 2020.
Filmography
Speeding, of Course2025 · Thanks
Fish River Anthology2024 · Original Music Composer
I Smell a Mouse2023 · Set Designer, Music, Animation, Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Blush: An Extraordinary Voyage2022 · Music, Director, Production Design, Sound Recordist, Writer, Director of Photography
All My Mom’s Phone Calls2021 · Cinematography, Animation, Writer, Producer, Director
Real Men2020 · Makeup Designer, Screenplay, Director, Cinematography, Animation, Production Design, Producer
All My Aunt's Pets2019 · Director, Editor, Writer, Animation, Producer
Stupid Young Heart2018 · Script Supervisor
To Die in a Dream2016 · Writer, Director, Editor