A Little Regret in Helsinki
TITLE
A Little Regret in Helsinki
DIRECTOR
Haohao Qiaoshi Liu
COUNTRY
Finland
YEAR
2025
DURATION
13′
GENRE
Documentary
A Little Regret in Helsinki
A Chinese girl returns home to Helsinki, with a desire to reassess her feelings about home, perfection, friendship, and regret. A tender dialogue is raised between father and daughter.
DIRECTOR BIOGRAPHY - Haohao Qiaoshi Liu
Haohao Qiaoshi Liu (*2002, Finland) is a Finnish-Chinese writer-director and cinematographer based in Sydney. Her directorial debut short film Early Years (2024) premiered at the Helsinki International Film Festival. In May 2025, she graduated cum laude from Columbia University majoring in Film and Media. Her latest short film A Little Regret in Helsinki (2025) premiered at Leiden Shorts (Talking Shorts) and was recently selected by Tirana International Film Festival (Oscar®, Student Academy Award®, and European Film Awards qualifying).
- Director Haohao Qiaoshi Liu
- Screenplay Haohao Qiaoshi Liu
- Cinematography Haohao Qiaoshi Liu
- Cast
- Editing Haohao Qiaoshi Liu
- Producer/s Haohao Qiaoshi Liu, Wertti Majamaa, Kauri Seppälä
- Production Company
- Distributor/s AFF Distribution Distributor Worldwide
- Project TitleA Little Regret in Helsinki
- Project TypeDocumentary
- Completion Date1 January 2025
- Country of originFinland
- Country of filmingFinland
- Language English, Finnish, French, Mandarin Chinese
- First-time Filmmaker Yes
- Student ProjectYes
Haohao Qiaoshi Liu
Haohao Qiaoshi Liu (*2002, Finland) is a Finnish-Chinese writer-director and cinematographer based in Sydney. Her directorial debut short film Early Years (2024) premiered at the Helsinki International Film Festival. In May 2025, she graduated cum laude from Columbia University majoring in Film and Media. Her latest short film A Little Regret in Helsinki (2025) premiered at Leiden Shorts (Talking Shorts) and was recently selected by Tirana International Film Festival (Oscar®, Student Academy Award®, and European Film Awards qualifying).
