Sámi Shorts

Sámi cinema is thriving like never before. What once focused mainly on short films has blossomed into a bold era of feature films and television productions, often created through international co-productions. Each January, Skábmagovat – Indigenous Peoples’ Film Festival invites audiences to discover the richness of Sámi and other Indigenous storytelling on screen. At the heart of the festival is the iconic Snow Theatre – a cinema built entirely of snow, where films are screened beneath the northern sky and sparkling stars. The Sámi Shorts programme highlights powerful contemporary voices exploring time, nature, land, climate change, and the legacies of colonisation. Together, they invite audiences to experience the world through another cultural lens and to reflect on how technological change continues to shape our lives.

Curator: Tarja Porsanger

Screened:
WED 22/10, 19:00 SLOTTS
SUN 26/10. 11:00 SLOTTS

Köp biljett

RED-SHADED GREEN

When green energy comes at the expense of Sámi traditional life and culture, this poetic film questions the sustainability of combating climate change by replacing one form of destruction with another.

Sápmi, Norway 2024 / 4:00 / Director: Johannes Vang

ROCK PIECE (ANÁRJOHKA EDITION)

Along the flowing Anárjohka lies a bed of stones, quietly breathing before springing forth with life.

Sápmi, Finland, Inuit Nunangat 2023 / 12:00 / Director: Sunná Nousuniemi, Asinnajaq

THE OTHER SONG

The director finds recordings of his great-grandfather singing in Sámi, a language he cannot understand. The repercussions of the state-organised assimilation of the indigenous Sámi in Norway have taken many shapes – among them generational silence. In conversation with his grandmother, he tries to explore this lost heritage, a search facing the complexities of self-identification and effects of identity politics.

Sápmi, Norway 2024 / 33:00 / Director: Jostein Venås

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IN THE SHADOW OF THE WORLD

A surreal journey to the complex relationship between Indigenous peoples and the unstoppable force of technological progression. The film depicts different stages of technological advancement and their effects on Indigenous peoples.

Sápmi, Finland 2025 / 8:00 / Director: Hans Pieski, Arttu Nieminen

WIND IS WINDING

They swallow our rivers, and the valleys turn into one big tear of grief. Yet, there are beings who gather the grief for a journey, for what they are carrying the wounded trees and all living beings. Their luggage is full of legacy from the world that is ending, and they will find the path to a portal when the first snow of the winter falls. The wind blows and leads the voyagers to a utopia, challenging them with the questions of being.

Sápmi, Sweden, Finland 2024 / 9:00 / Director: Jenni Laiti and Lada Suomenrinne