Witness: Arctic Indigenous Voices III brings together four first-person documentaries by Arctic Indigenous filmmakers. After the screening, there will be a discussion with the directors of the films.
NOTE: This screening is free to attend, but due to limited seating, requires a ticket. You can get your ticket in advance free of charge at one of our ticket booths. 1 ticket per person.
Language: Eng Duration: 1 h 30 min Age Limit: 7+
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Fri 6.3. -
13:30 -
Finnkino Cine Atlas 3 -
Free Entry, Requires Ticket
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E052
Aslak Paltto: Vuogaiduvvan(2025)
Witness: Arctic Indigenous Voices III brings together four first-person documentaries by Arctic Indigenous filmmakers, created through the Arctic Indigenous Film Fund’s Witness training and mentorship programme, now in its third iteration. These filmmakers, and their communities, are among the world’s closest witnesses to climate change, living with its impacts long before much of humanity is forced to reckon with them. Speaking with urgency and authority, the films bear witness to cultural survival, Indigenous self-determination, and the consequences of inaction.
Across the Arctic, knowledge becomes testimony. From Greenland comes a contemplative reckoning with ancestral spirits and humanity’s relationship to Nature. From Nunavut, a film links the erosion of Inuktitut language to environmental change, revealing intergenerational care and resilience. In Sápmi, a reindeer herder confronts shifting seasons and government neglect, articulating what is at stake for his land, herd, and identity. And in Alaska, Dene women reclaim strength and sovereignty by reviving the ancestral practice of brain tanning moose hides.
Together, these films ask the world not only to watch, but to listen – and to awaken to responsibilities that extend far beyond the Arctic.
Supported by the Indigenous Screen Office and Telefilm Canada.
Amee Kim-Cương Lê
After the screening, there will be a discussion in which the directors of the films talk about their communities in Alaska, Canada, Greenland and Sámiland. In addition, they talk about the effects of climate change on people's lives in the Arctic region.
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Tamatta Ataqatigiippugut
We Are All ConnectedDirector: Arina KleistCountry: Kalaallit Nunaat (Greenland)Year: 2026Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 5 minA reflection on ancestral spirits and our broken bond with Nature, told through compelling imagery and a Greenlandic perspective.
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Sukkaillutit Uqaruk
Say It SlowlyDirector: Ashley Qilavaq-SavardCountry: Iqaluit, CanadaYear: 2026Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 5 minA moving parallel between language loss and climate change, highlighting personal and communal resilience.
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Vuogáiduvvan
AdaptationDirector: Aslak PalttoCountry: Sápmi, FinlandYear: 2026Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 5 minAcross shifting seasons, a reindeer herder reveals how climate change and government neglect erode the land, the herd, and the identity that defines his life.
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Deneege Leł Ghu Kk’ots’eedeneeyh Te Heł Hoozoonh Ts’e Denots’edeneeyh
We Get Better When We Tan Moose HidesDirector: Brittany Woods-OrrisonCountry: Upper and Lower Tanana Dene Lands, Alaska, United StatesYear: 2026Genre: DocumentaryDuration: 5 minEnduring the chaos happening to their peoples and homelands, a group of Alaskan Dene women find strength and hope in reviving the ancestral practice of brain tanning hides.
