

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: Film | Mother of Snow Cranes
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm – Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 04:00 pm
- **Event Description**: Cost: Free; Registration in advance recommended

In Person: Iiris Härmä, director; Visa Koiso-Kanttila, producer

Co-presented with the Embassy of Finland

This documentary details the extraordinary life of Ellen Vuosalo, known as the “mother of snow cranes” for dedicating her life to protecting the Siberian cranes that winter in Iran. Vuosalo was born in Canada in 1931 to a family of Finnish immigrants. She later studied biology at UCLA, then married and started a family with an Iranian man. Her abusive husband fled with the children to Iran when she asked for a divorce. Vuosalo followed him to get her children back and settled in Iran, where she spent over five decades on conservation, ornithology, and local environmental initiatives. Iiris Härmä’s film is a stirring portrait of a strong, adventurous woman.

Director: Iiris Härmä. Country: Finland. Released: 2024. Length: 75 min. Format: DCP. Languages: English and Persian with English subtitles.

Image courtesy of the Finnish Film Foundation
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/washington/film-|-mother-of-snow-cranes/200029809525443
- **Event Categories**: entertainment
- **Interested Audience**: 
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## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://asia.si.edu/whats-on/events/search/event:197160298/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=washington-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Washington
- **state**: DC
- **country**: United States
- **location**: 1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20013
- **lat**: 38.88796
- **long**: -77.02645
- **full address**: 1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20013

## Event Organizer details

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- **organizer**: Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art (https://allevents.in/org/smithsonian-national-museum-of-asian-art/19463279)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 21 Mar, 2026 at 02:00 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** 1050 Independence Ave SW, Washington D.C., DC, United States, Washington, District of Columbia 20013
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Smithsonian National Museum of Asian Art
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about Film | Mother of Snow Cranes ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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