Mini Skábmagovat

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The exhibition We Who Remain at Kiasma is accompanied by a unique film program that takes the viewer deep into the heart of Sápmi and into the philosophy of Indigenous peoples.

The Mini Skábmagovat film series brings together two short film screenings that explore Indigenous utopias, prophecies, green colonialism, family relations, and inner conflicts—without forgetting humor. The screenings are curated by Sunna Nousuniemi, Artistic Director of the Skábmagovat Festival held in Inari. Read more from Skábmagovat’s website

Admission to the screenings is included with a same-day museum ticket.
Note: The theatre doors close once the screening has begun.

Saturday 28 March

ČSV – SHOW THE SPIRIT OF SÁPMI!
Total duration of the screening is 95 min.

Oahpes Bahá
Sápmi, Norway, 2025
12 min.
Fiction, drama
Direction & script: Vegard Bjørsmo & Silje Bürgin-Borch
Language: Northern Sámi
Subtitles: English
Age rating: 12 +
Content warning: The film contains intense flashing lights

The film dives into the thoughts of 17 year old Elli Anne from Karasjok, as hope and dreams are put to the test. It explores the tension between the outward image of Sámi culture and the individual’s lived experience. How long can Elli Anne hold on to her dream of Sápmi?

Mu gieđas – In My Hand
Sápmi, Finland, Sweden, Norway, 2025
24 min.
Documentary, experimental
Director: Liselotte Wajstedt & Marja Helander
Script: Liselotte Wajstedt
Language: Northern Sámi
Subtitles: English
Age rating: 12+

Mu gieđas tells the story of Indigenous activist Niillas Somby, while also exploring the personal and historical struggles of the Sámi people. The film moves from Somby’s prison experience to protests and surreal encounters, offering the viewer a unique window into one man’s extraordinary journey.

Eallu lea Eallin
Sápmi, Norway, 2025
18 min
Documentary
Direction & script: Eila Muotka
Language: Northern Sámi
Subtitles: English
Age rating: –

A young Sámi reindeer herding woman struggles with a deep inner conflict: should she leave to study, or continue the traditional way of life passed down by her ancestors? This short documentary follows her journey and explores the many facets of an endangered Indigenous cultural heritage in contemporary society.

Siõrškuâđam
Sápmi, Finland, 2025
13 min.
Documentary, dance
Direction & script: Laura Feodoroff, Kati Kallio
Languages: Skolt Sámi, Finnish
Subtitles: English
Age rating: –

Siõrškuäđam – Silent Steps is a dance film about Laura, a Skolt Sámi woman who grew up outside the Sámi region and reaches toward her unknown cultural heritage through the traditional quadrille dance.

Gumppe Guvlui – For Our Rights
Sápmi, Norway, 2025
28 min.
Documentary
Direction & production: Johannes Vang
Languages: Southern Sámi, Northern Sámi, Norwegian
Subtitles: English
Age rating: –

Norway’s Supreme Court has ruled that a wind farm built on reindeer grazing lands violates Sámi rights. Despite the ruling, the turbines have not been dismantled. Young Sámi activists are protesting in an effort to push the government to take action.

Sunday 29 March

WHERE THE WORLDS MEET
Total duration of the screening is 76 min.

Qulleq
Kalaallit Nunaat, 2024
3 min.
Art movie
Direction: Aka Hansen
Language: –
Age rating: –

The grounding short film Qulleq invites us to pause in a shared moment of stillness, celebrating the beauty of life and presence. A qulleq is a traditional Inuit oil lamp that allowed ancestors to keep a fire burning inside their snow-built homes. It provides light, warmth, and a place to cook — making it essential to Inuit life.

On and On and On
Canada, 2024
10 min.
Documentary, experimental
Direction, script & production: Evelyn Pakinewatik
Languages: Mikmaw, English
Subtitles: English
Age rating: –

Albert Ward was a respected Elder of the Mi’kmaq Nation from the Eel Ground community, as well as a close friend and teacher to director Evelyn Pakinewatiki’s family. In the film’s audio recording, Ward recounts a vision he experienced — one meant to awaken the listener to protect what is meant to be safeguarded.

Ruru
Aotearoa, 2025
8 min.
Fantasy, Drama
Direction & script: Sophie Hampson
Languages: English, māori
Subtitles: English
Age rating: –

At a school camp, Pipi is forced to confront her fear of the dark when she must embark on a nighttime hike deep into the forest. Alone and lost, she has to rely on her own voice to overcome her fear and find her way back to the path.

Mawtini (My Homeland)
Canada, 2023
19 min.
Drama
Direction & script: Fateema Al-Hamaydeh Miller
Languages: English, Arabic
Subtitles: English
Age rating: –

Nawal, a young Palestinian woman in mourning, unexpectedly befriends Tanya, an elderly Indigenous woman. She begins helping her tend an unauthorized garden on the lawn of their apartment building. Together, the women stand up to the authorities in an effort to secure the right to harvest what they have grown.

Borderland – På Grensa
Sápmi, Norway, Finland, 2025
11 min.
Comedy, drama
Direction: Johannes Vang
Languages: Northern Sámi, Finnish Norwegian
Subtitles: English
Age rating: 12+

A Norwegian customs officer, a Finnish poacher, and a mysterious Swedish woman meet at the border between their countries. What follows is an absurd tangle of laws, languages, and prejudices. Forced to confront their own secrets, they must find an unconventional solution to their increasingly contradictory situation.

My Friend Saabe
Canada, 2024
15 min.
Drama
Direction & script: Morningstar Derosier
Language: English
Subtitles: English
Age rating: –

European premiere!

The warm hearted short film My Friend Saabe follows a girl living on a reservation. With the help of her friend Saabe, she embarks on a journey to help her community reconnect with its spirituality.

Pidikwe (Rumble)
Canada, 2025
10 min.
Experimental
Direction & script: Caroline Monnet
Language: –
Age rating: –

Pidikwe (Rumble) is a portrayal of several generations of Indigenous women. The film weaves traditional and contemporary dance into an audiovisual vortex that crosses the boundary between cinema and performance, moving somewhere in the space between the past and the future.