Lumi Tuomi

 Gaze, 2021

Portrait of a young woman’s intimate manifesto for accepting alopecia and herself.

What is it like to grow up as a bald woman?

Throughout her life, alopecia has directed people’s observing gazes and assumptions towards Aino’s bald head. Alopecia has restricted her life in many ways, but in the best case, opened her world to the strength in baldness. Surrounded by the sea and the nightly visitors of the public beach in Helsinki, Aino recites her story of growing up with alopecia through her own written poetry, and opens up about the way people gaze at bald women.

Watch Gaze on Vimeo here

Short film (5:14 min) 

Director: Lumi Tuomi

Cast and poem: Aino Sorsa

Sound: Lumi Tuomi

Music: Sergio Díaz De Rojas

Screenings

Unveil, Galleria Rajatila, Tampere, FI, spring 2023

Oulu Film Festival, Finland, 2022

National Competition, Tampere Film Festival, Finland, 2022

KABK Graduation Show 2021, The Hague, Netherlands, 2021

Poster design: Sabina Friman