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Event Series Event Series: THE 2025 SÁMI FILM FESTIVAL

THE 2025 SÁMI FILM FESTIVAL

March 14—7:00 pm9:00 pm

Skierri Film Still

The Annual Sámi Film Festival returns to Scandinavia House and virtually nationwide! Now in its 7th year, the festival celebrates the rich storytelling traditions of the Sámi, an Indigenous people of the northernmost parts of Finland, Norway, Sweden, and the Kola Peninsula of Russia. This year’s program is curated by acclaimed visual artist Matti Aikio, whose work in sound and video art has captivated audiences across the globe, and one of 12 artists featured in Arctic Highways, a 2023 exhibition exploring contemporary art by Indigenous artists from the Arctic. Presented annually in partnership with the National Nordic Museum in Seattle, this year’s festival will also be co-presented with Anchorage Museum, a significant art, history, ethnography, ecology, and science museum dedicated to studying and exploring the land, peoples, art, and history of Alaska.

The program will combine short films and feature films from different eras. New experimental films, which defy categorization in genres and resemble video art, will be paired with canonical films like Markku Lehmuskallio’s Skierri from 1982. In-person screenings will take place on Thursday, February 6 & Saturday, February 8 at Scandinavia House, and virtual screenings will be available nationwide from February 7 through 13. Other opening weekend in-person screenings will take place at the Majestic Bay Theatres in Seattle and at the Anchorage Museum in Alaska.

“The Sámi Film Festival exemplifies the National Nordic Museum’s commitment to honoring the history and culture of region’s Indigenous people, the threats they face, and their contemporary resilience.” Lāth Carlson, CEO of the National Nordic Museum. “We are very pleased to have the Anchorage Museum join the festival this year to increase the visibility of these important films.”

Programming schedule and tickets will be announced soon; please check back for details.

Details

Date:
March 14
Time:
7:00 pm – 9:00 pm
Series:

Venue

Scandinavia House
58 Park Avenue
New York, NY 10016 United States
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212-779-3587
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