Crew

Amy Scatliff
Director, Writer

Amy is a collaborative filmmaker, artist, and speculative designer based in Mt. Berry, Georgia. She is fascinated with exploring concepts of 'adulthood' through the lens of behavioral science and invention. She loves discovering answers (from the ridiculous to the practical) to the everyday challenges of being a grown-up by turning her observations into short films, inventions, courses, and creative events. Professionally, she's taught and designed curriculum in Higher Ed and community education for over 20 years. | www.everydayfuturistic.com

Kari Kylänpää
Director of Photography

Kari Kylänpää is and experienced second generation cinematographer, entrepreneur, film producer and photographer based in Finland, available anywhere. Kari is familiar with many movie industry standards and camera systems. He specializes in commercial and industrial corporate films. Kari enjoys taking on board short or feature films projects and is adaptable to work in any situation from studios, locations, and the backcountry. | www.studiokylanpaa.fi

Heli Kosunen
Camera Assistant

Heli lives in Turku, Finland, and graduated from film school in December 2023. She currently works in various film and TV productions. Heli has experience as a production assistant on the Finnish feature film Tom of Finland and is currently directing a horror short film called Humina - The Hum. Her biggest adulting challenge is finding the courage to watch horror films, especially while creating one!

Ann-Cathrine Sipilä aka Anki
Felt Propmaker

Anki is a textile artisan, part-time entrepreneur, and indie dyer from Turku, Finland, who explores life and the surrounding world through craft and making. Dyeing yarn and creating artifacts using various materials is her passion. Anki is deeply interested in researching and learning more about how creative arts can enhance well-being and aid personal development at different stages of life. | www.ullrikebyanki.com

Maritta Antoniazzi
Locations / Catering

Maritta is a German-Finnish architect living in an old house in the forest near Turku, Finland. She loves building and renovating not just houses, but all kinds of things—driven by a desire to understand why things are the way they are. She aspires to focus on one thing at a time. Maritta also played one of the co-workers in the film.

Onerva Leino
Production Manager

Onerva (they/them) is the Finnish Production Manager at Adult Life Lab. They see themself as a cultural producer, still searching for their favorite art form to produce. With a Bachelor of Arts, Onerva has worked on multiple films and TV series in Finland. They love video games and badminton, and they sing and play the recorder in a medieval band called Morus Musica. Adulting is still hard for Onerva, and they're in no hurry to start anytime soon!

Miia Liesegang
Set Designer / Staging

Miia Liesegang is an artist and a designer with wide experience in film productions, based in Finland. Her work is driven by the desire to create innovative design and art that can improve everyday life and make it more enjoyable. She is a versatile and awarded designer who avoids categorization and its limits, and rather work with various projects that inspire. |  www.innollinen.fi

Devie Neur Aryani
FX/Animation

Devie Neur Aryan is a designer based in Semarang, Indonesia, specializing in creating 2D animations in various formats for use on social media, websites, Discord, and more. With approximately ten years of experience in the field of 2D animation, Devie not only works as an animator in her country but also freelances in a marketplace.

Adam Heyes
Production Coordinator

Adam is a multidisciplinary creative and business developer, working primarily with filmmakers, artists, authors, transformational teachers, and non-profit organizations. Adam has worked with From the Heart Productions for over a decade, helping with website development, design, marketing, creating courses, and supporting filmmakers with their fundraising campaigns, design, web development, and production needs. He worked extensively with two award-winning documentaries, Ground Operations, about sustainable farming for veterans, and Take Back Your Power, about the dangers of Smart Meters.

Kenneth L.
Production Assistant

Kenneth calls himself a stumbling artist, creating whatever comes to mind, mostly for himself and occasionally for others. He admits he's never quite grown up, so adulting remains a foreign concept to him.

Tuomas Nurmi
Turku Hacklab

Tuomas is a 37-year-old originally from the Savo region of Finland, though he's somehow ended up in Turku. He works as an in-house graphic designer and 3D modeler for a lamp company. His favorite hobby, besides sports, is DIY (do it yourself). He loves designing and building things, which is almost the same as what he does for a living. Tuomas is always busy with half a dozen projects, often planning the next one before the current one is finished. This passion led him to Turku Hacklab, an association for hobbyists like him, where he initially joined to access 3D printing. Now, many years later, he's the chairman of the Hacklab and the proud owner of his own 3D printer. After moving to a new apartment this year, Tuomas has spent a ridiculous amount of time building furniture and lights for the place. He often wishes there were more time to take on even more projects.

Jennifer Panza Hahn
Art Curator

Born and raised around artists in her family’s art gallery and custom frame shop, Jennifer assisted in countless art exhibitions and installations. She earned her BA in Art Management from Chatham University and minored in Museum Studies. Over the past two decades, exposure to contemporary artists and artworks has gifted her with a love for art, design, and display. She continues to seek out and assist in thought provoking collaborations. Problem solving unique display sparks her motivation and she hopes to pass this passion onto her son as her parents did for her.

Cassondra Pittz
Research Consultant

Cassondra manages marketing and operations by day and is a bookworm-yogi the rest of the time. She assisted in finding ways for the world to connect with Amy's vision of Adult Life Lab. Whether through the film, exhibits, witty content, or merchandise ideas, this story encourages everyone to play and focus on creative solutions as a community. Cassondra's biggest adulting challenge is figuring out what she wants to be whenever she grows up.

Cast

Henri Posio
”Henry”

Henri Posio, known as "Henry," is a social person who loves to say yes to fun and great ideas. Before moving to Finland, he lived in Port Orchard, Texas. Currently, Henri is a project assistant for an IT company specializing in networking. In his free time, he enjoys breeding decorative shrimp (Neocaridina/Caridina) and engaging in aquarium aquascaping. That's how he met Amy ^_^.

Henri Niemi
”Ari”

Henri is an industrial / service designer and artist based in Turku. He was a member of the Hub co-working community and jumped seamlessly into playing the role of Ari, whose adulting challenge is to maintain his temper on the job. Through the Adult Life Lab inventions, he finds a most unique way of maintaining his calm.

Ann Tso
”Ann”

Ann is an academic currently living in Finland. She is working on an academic book, Genres of Doom: Reporting from Cities in Crisis. The most grown-up thing about her (or childish, depending on how you see it) is that she goes to bed at 10 pm every night: she is great at self-discipline. 

Joele Solinas
”Martin”

Joele is a versatile artist specializing in puppetry, directing, performance, scenography, playwriting, and teaching. He has a particular interest in mask theatre, marionettes, and blending genres like physical theatre, dance, and live music. His goal is to create inclusive, language-free international theatre accessible to all. Originally from Sardinia, Italy, Joele studied foreign languages and literature at the University of Bologna. After moving to Finland, he pursued puppet theatre at Turun Taideakatemia, graduating in 2019. With fluent English and improving Finnish skills, Joele is passionate about breaking language barriers in the world of theatre.

Oscar Damén
”Oscar”

Oscar Damén, a Southwest Finland native, is a psychologist, public speaker and consultant. In addition to his professional roles, Oscar has recently spent the year in India. He was a member of the Hub and lent his creative talents to help storyboard the Adult Life Lab.

Arian Lak
”Little Henry”

As a first-time actor, Arian did a fantastic job in the role of the younger Henry. He knew how to capture the scene of an inventor as he created the infamous exploding pen invention.

Hanna Lak
”Anxious Patient”

Hanna Lak is a Total Revenue Management expert specializing in Service Design and leadership coaching for profit optimization. She is also a Senior Project Specialist with ExperienceTurku. She is Little Henry's mother in real life and plays an anxious patient in the waiting room.

Eva Finch
”Henry’s Mother”

Eva is originally from Estonia and currently lives in Turku with her family. She is an event organizer at The Estonian Center at the Consulate of Estonia. Her daughter Magarethe was also an extra in the film.

Mikko Poikela
”Henry’s Father”

Born in 1976, Mikko currently lives and works in Turku. When he was 13, he harbored a childhood dream that seemed like pure fantasy—creating a zombie horror movie with his school friends. It wasn't until about 28 years later that this seemingly unattainable dream became a reality. His journey into the world of filmmaking began with a role in a third-year student thesis short film titled Eräänä... Zombietrilogy at Turku University of Applied Sciences Arts Academy. This experience ignited a passion within him, setting him on a path he never could have anticipated. Adult Life Lab marked his second venture into the world of filmmaking. Mikko's creative journey has led him to surprising places, including a live-action play at Turku Medieval Market in 2023. Presently, he is furthering his skills by studying improvisation at the Community College of Turku and eagerly anticipating what surprises his adult life will bring in the field of acting.

Martin Henkelmann
”Co-Worker”

Martin is a media designer from Germany based in Turku. He has a Media Studies (Politics and Public Service Broadcast) background and is involved in various roles, including (voice) acting, editing, and translation. Martin helped us film the behavioral footage for the film and was a member of the Hub.

Hannu-Pekka Huttunen
”Man in the Box”

I live in Turku, the old medieval former capital of Finland. By trade, I am an anthropologist, and I worked for the Finnish employment administration on issues concerning the integration of immigrants. Before that, I was a university teacher for 12 years. After my retirement, I have continued to use my expertise in offering consultation, designing/assessing projects, and mentoring students and junior officials. I also watch closely what happens in the global and local politics. The fate of our planet concerns me a lot. To take a bicycle ride or a hiking tour along our river, Aura, is a daily necessity for me.

Tom Reeves
“Priest”

As an academic, Tom enjoyed teaching and research most of all. He served as the major professor for 35 doctoral students and co-authored 7 books and 200+ research journal articles and book chapters. His scholarly work has been cited enough to place him in the top 2 percent of most-cited scientists in the world according to a recent Stanford University bibliographic study. Becoming a professor has also allowed him and his wife, Professor Emerita Trisha Reeves, to travel beyond their wildest dreams, giving keynotes and workshops in more than 30 countries and all over the USA. While he is officially “retired,” he still enjoys research, writing, and speaking. And though it is difficult to contemplate life without continuing these kinds of scholarly activities, it’s time to focus on more quality time with his wife, family, and friends.

Joseph Saul Portillo
“Scientist”

Saul is a Fine Art Photographer and digital pictorialist. He creates painterly style portraits, some of which have won international recognition by organizations such as Wedding Portrait Europe, Master Photographers International, International Photographic Competition, and numerous photography groups worldwide. In addition, he is also a published creator whose images have appeared in a variety of magazines and publications. Before becoming a photo pictorialist, Saul served as an ordained minister and was Chief of Operations for Fortune 500 companies. As an adult, he wanted to ‘free his creative self’, so he took off his corporate hat and put on his creative one by pursuing fine art photography.

Tanya Portillo
”Academic”

Although in her day job, Tanya serves as the Executive Director of a state-focused non-profit association that represents the electric utility industry, she considers her most exciting and constantly evolving position as that within her family.  At this season in her life, she is tackling the challenges associated with the continuation of a successful career at her day job while creating sufficient space and time to realize her daydream to complete a memoir drawn from her life’s varied experiences with multiple roles and adaptations to familial, societal, and professional changes. 

June Rowland

June is an undergraduate studying film and kinesiology at Berry College in Rome, GA. She has worked in film for three years and hopes to continue working in the industry after graduating. In her free time, she can be found exploring the House of Dreams or climbing the nearest tree. Her greatest adulting challenge has been telling herself she has food at home and that she does not need to stop at McDonald’s after work.