FFN - Shorts 1

Finland, 2023
Regi: Jukka Vuorela-Morottaja

In the early 1920s, the Spanish flu made Inari Sami Ulpu’s grandfather an orphan. Now, 100 years after Hannu was in the orphanage, his granddaughter has taken the first steps to take back her ancestors' language and introduce it to her own family.

Sweden, Denmark, 2023
Regi: Louise Hollerup

Can you talk with your grandmother about colonialism? Louise’s grandparents moved to Nuuk in the 1960s, at a time when the Danish government tried to "danify" the Inuit people. As Danish school teachers, they were promised a generous salary and exciting adventures. Grandmother Bodil's images show happy children and beautiful nature, but Louise becomes aware of a story outside of the family archive.

Canada, 2023
Regi: Heather Campbell

Part oral history and part visual poem, Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher tells the story of Evelyn Campbell, a trailblazer for an Inuit-led educational system in the small community of Rigolet in Labrador, Canada.

Finland, USA, 2023
Regi: Kati Eriksen, Scott Thornton

Three Sámi women breaks the law to protect their culture. The Sámi people had fished the Deatnu River as a livelihood and a way of life for centuries until Finland enforced unprecedented restrictions on the river. Kati, Ánne, and Heidi decide to fight the state to keep their Indigenous rights.