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    Sweet like lemons | Dolce come i limoni

    Jenny Jokela
    UK | 2023| 5’31 No Dialogues Italian Preview

    Sweet Like Lemons is a visual reflection on getting out of a harmful relationship and moving on. The title is a play on the saying “when life gives you lemons make lemonade”, only in this case there is no lemonade to be made but the lemons still taste sweeter than what you left behind.

    Direction, animation: Jenny Jokela
    Sound design: Adam Woodhams
    Music: Sarah Playford
    Production: Ind.

    Jenny Jokela

    Jenny Jokela is a Finnish animation director and artist based in Edinburgh, UK. She graduated from MA Animation at Royal College of Art, London, in 2017. Her graduation film Barbeque (2017) won multiple awards including Cristal for best graduation film at Annecy 2018. Jenny works as self-employed animation director.