TCM goes Niagara: LEif-documentary
The documentary honors the memory of conductor and composer Leif Segerstam, focusing on his final years.
Event info
Tickets 12 €
Arthouse Cinema Niagara
Kehräsaari B-house, 33200 Tampere
Lippuja elokuvaesityksiin voi ostaa Arthouse Cinema Niagaran verkkosivuilta tai tai teatterin kassalta näytösten yhteydessä (puh. 050 563 5770). Elokuvissa kuultava musiikki on äänitettyä.
Tickets for film screenings can be purchased on the Arthouse Cinema Niagara website or at the cinema box office in connection with the screenings (tel. +358 50 563 5770).
The music heard in the films is recorded.
The Metsäkansa Film Festival in Tampere offers a glimpse into contemporary Czech cinema and the early works of Miloš Forman
The Metsäkansa Film Festival will present four Czech films and a documentary about Leif Segerstam at Arthouse Cinema Niagara in Kehräsaari, Tampere, at the end of January. The film screenings are part of the accompanying programme of the Tampere Chamber Music festival and are coordinated with the chamber music festival’s schedule.
The Metsäkansa Film Festival is a one-time film event organised by the Metsäkansa Cultural Association in cooperation with Czech–Finnish film director Jan Senius.
The festival begins on Wednesday, 21 January with the documentary LEif and concludes on Sunday evening, 25 January with the music film Piano at the Crossroads, directed by Jan Senius.
Film Festival Programme
Wed 21 Jan 2026 at 3:00 pm:
Documentary LEif (2025, 68 min, age limit 18), directed by Leo Torvalds
Thu 22 Jan 2026 at 6:15 pm:
Film Palaa, palaa! (1967, 71 min, suitable for all ages), directed by Miloš Forman
Fri 23 Jan 2026 at 6:15 pm:
Film Salmiakkikarkki (2024, 68 min, age limit 18), directed by Jan Senius
Sat 24 Jan 2026 at 2:30 pm:
Film Vaaleaverikön rakkaus (1965, 77 min, age limit 12), directed by Miloš Forman
Sun 25 Jan 2026 at 7:00 pm:
Film Piano at the Crossroads (2023, 71 min, age limit 18), directed by Jan Senius
Programme subject to change.
Production: Metsäkansa Film Festival
The concert is part of the accompanying programme of the Tampere Chamber Music festival.
Movie and the director
Leo Torvalds (b. 1978) is a versatile Finnish film and television production professional. The documentary LEif is his feature-length directorial debut, which he also wrote and edited. The film had its world premiere at the DocPoint Helsinki Documentary Film Festival in February 2025 and pays tribute to the memory of conductor and composer Leif Segerstam, who passed away in autumn 2024, focusing on the final years of his life.
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