Stories From Sápmi Shorts Program

Norway
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75 mins
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A selection of Sápmi shorts curated by Anne Lajla Utsi, CEO of the International Sami Film Institute. Anne Lajla belongs to the Sámi people and is a founder and CEO for the International Sami Film Institute (ISFI) since 2009. Utsi has worked in the film and media industry for 25 years as a film director, film festival manager, journalist, and producer. She has served as an advisor for Walt Disney Animation Studios and as leader of the Sámi cultural expert group working with the filmmakers of Frozen 2. She is a member of The European Film Academy and has also been a Native film advisor for the Berlin Film Festival.

Classification
Unclassified - No age restrictions

Mer Enn Bare Fjell (For Our Rights)

Norway
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2025
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28 mins

After a Supreme Court victory neglected by the Norwegian Goverment, young Sámi activists take to the streets for their rights, culture and identity.

Director
Johannes Vang (Sámi)

Ribadit (Pulling the Belt)

Norway
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2019
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9 mins

Ribadit (Pulling in the belt) was a tradition in the sámi village Guovdageaidnu. In this film we meet two elders who have experienced this.

Director
Elle Sofe Sara (Sámi)

Whispers of Reindeer Milk

Norway
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2023
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18 mins

In an alternative Sámi universe, the primordial knowledge of colonialism has been removed. The journey to the heart of the land is exciting, meditative and without a shred of hurry.

Directors
Mihkkal Hætta (Sámi)Andreas Leonardsen (Sámi)

Áhkuin

Finland
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2024
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20 mins

ÁHKUIN is a visual and musical call-and-response between a grandmother and her descendants.

Directors
Radio-JusSunná / Sunná Nousuniemi (Sámi)Radio-JusSunná /Guhtur Niillas Rita Duomis / Tuomas Kumpulainen (Sámi)