Homecoming

dir. Suvi West, Anssi Kõmi / 2023 / Finland, Norway / 77min.
The emotionally broken indigenous Sámis finally get back their stolen ancestral heritage.

The emotionally broken indigenous Sámis finally get back their stolen ancestral heritage. Filmmaker Suvi starts to break the outside image of the Sámis for the wellbeing of the whole nation. The film is set in the Museum world in a turning point, where the national museums have to deal with their colonialistic history.

duration:
77 min
country / year of production:
Finland, Norway / 2023
director:
Suvi West, Anssi Kõmi
cinematography:
Anssi Kömi
producer:
Janne Niskala / Vaski Filmi
selected festivals and awards:
2023 – Toronto IFF, 2024 – CPH:DOX Copenhagen
sections:
First Nations
tags:
art travels relations postcolonialism

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