Square the Circle is a little circular film about one person’s round trip out to the (un)known universe and into themselves, in search of a sense of belonging. To “square the circle” is an attempt to do the impossible: look into infinity, accept the perpetual passing of time, survive a long dark winter in the Northern Hemisphere or find one’s own place when you don’t quite fit in. To be a circle in a world of squares.

Hanna Hovitie (born in 1991) is a film director and artist from Helsinki, Finland. Hanna’s filmic work ranges from fiction to documentary to media art, exploring different possibilities to go beyond genre borders and stretch the boundaries of narrative.