about us
We started because the road kept giving us stories that felt too honest to leave undocumented. This project is our way of paying attention before the moment is gone.
The Long Way Hungry is a storytelling project about movement, people, weather, doubt, small rituals, and the strange calm that appears when plans fall apart.
We care less about perfect itineraries and more about what happens between destinations: missed turns, roadside meals, conversations that change the mood of an entire day.
Usually behind the camera. Often notices quiet details first.
Risto has a calm eye and a patient way of working. While others chase highlights, he stays with the in-between moments.
On the road, Risto is the one still framing a shot after everyone else has their helmet on. Back home he cuts the footage, listening for what was actually said between the miles.
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Often testing routes and writing notes at the end of the day.
Matti keeps the story grounded in lived experience, turning route choices into human stories from inside the ride.
Matti usually knows by breakfast where lunch will be, even if the route changes three times before then. His end-of-day notes become much of the film's spine.
ikalainen.fiThe Northern Thailand film takes you along for 10 days and roughly 2,000 kilometres by motorcycle. It says more about the way we travel than an introduction ever could.