Sweet Like Lemons
Jenny Jokela
UK | 2023 | 5’31
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.
Director, Writer, Producer, Animation: Jenny Jokela
Music: Sarah Playford
Sound design: Adam Woodhams
Jenny Jokela (1990) 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.
Filmography: Sweet Like Lemons (2023), Live a Little (2018), Barbeque (2017, graduation film)
