Experimental, documentary and fictive storytelling from Sápmi filmmakers.
The Sámi have a long and layered relationship with cinema. On screen, the Sámi have been appearing in films for almost a century, albeit mostly in supporting roles, either as the exotic seductress or as mysterious shamans casting spells or very often as nameless wanderers in the fells.
The stories of the Sámi people have finally come out and they are of interest to the world. Several of the films in this series have premiered at major festivals such as Sundance, Berlin and Toronto.
Liisa Holmberg
ISFI – International Sámi Film Institute
Language: Eng Duration: 86 min Age Limit: 16+
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Unborn biru
Syntymätön paholainenDirector: Inga Elin MarakattCountry: NorwayYear: 2022Genre: FictionDuration: 19 minA pregnant widow is in desperate need of help. Without aid from the community, she decides to steal silver from a dead body, in order to survive and feed her daughter. But the silver is cursed, and it has consequences for all of them, including the unborn.
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Ruoktojohka
Home RiverKotijokiDirector: Kati Eriksen, Scott ThorntonCountry: FinlandYear: 2023Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 26 minAge Limit:
The Sámi people have fished the Deatnu River for centuries until Finland enforced unprecedented restrictions on the river. In a landmark Indigenous rights case three Sámi women fought the state to keep their culture alive.
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Muohtačalmmit
Director: Hans Pieski, Arttu NieminenCountry: FinlandYear: 2023Genre: Experimental, DocumentaryDuration: 10 minMuohtačalmmit is an experimental film about the flow of water as a metaphor of Sámi people in compression of modern times. Film also deals with the meaning of water as a sacred element, pathway and daily source of sustenance for Sámi people. Film paints a dystopia how Sápmi will breathe in the future in the middle of energy and mineral policy pressure. Poetic essence for narration comes from Pedar Jalvi, Finland's first Sámi writer and principal figure of Sámi literature, who describes connection with water in his poem “Muohtačalmmit” (1915).
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Sire ja dat maŋemus geassi
Sire and the Last SummerSire ja viimeinen kesäDirector: Liselotte WajstedtCountry: SwedenYear: 2022Genre: FictionDuration: 15 minIn 1916 Sire Marainen, the director’s grandfather’s mother is pregnant. She falls ill with goitre and chokes to death. But before that she lives a rich summer on the fells with her emotions, sounds and memories, concentrating on small details. Sire makes us remember life, not death.
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Almmiravddas
HorizonHorisonttiDirector: Johan Sara Jr.Country: NorwayYear: 2021Genre: Experimental, FictionDuration: 8 minA quiet moment at the horizon where the daughters and sons of Sápmi joiks the bright midsummer night until dawn. With their silky-smooth movements, they form silhouettes in the haze of tomorrow’s and future’s dreams.
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Miessemánnu
A Calf Born in WinterDirector: Jolanda MaggaCountry: FinlandYear: 2022Genre: Experimental, DocumentaryDuration: 8 minA Calf born in Winter is a poetic short documentary about the most important month of the year for reindeer herders in the North when new life is born. It shows the beautiful symbiosis of humans and reindeer helping each other to evolve and survive.
