Taukotila (Room for a Break)

Documentary short film, 27 min

2025

A break stretches on or is cut short. It fades into work, is lost in the rush, and keeps slipping further away. For some, a break is permission to sit down and have a rest. For some, it is an opportunity to get up and stretch for a moment. Sometimes, a break means lifting your gaze from the screen to the scenery, looking into space, or getting lost in animal videos – you are here, but not present.

The documentary short film Room for a Break (2025, duration 27 min) depicts breaks in a think tank, construction site container, museum, and midwife break room, among others. In the video, a break expands into a question of space and time: who can take a break in today’s work life, in what kind of settings are breaks taken, and who decides on breaks? 

Director, camera, editing: Laura Böök | Sound design: Kirsi Korhonen | Edit consultant: Okku Nuutilainen |Sound recording: Tuomas Alatalo, Laura Böök | Colour grading: Joonas Kiviharju | English subtitles: Kataja Varisvaara