Sámi Film Festival: In Your Hands + Homecoming
In My Hand (2025) Dir. Liselotte Wajstedt & Marja Helander | 24 min. Labelled a terrorist and left disabled, a Sámi activist paid a brutal price in 1982 while battling Norwegian authorities to protect his ancestral land. Máhccan /Homecoming (2023) Dir. Suvi West & Anssi Kömi | 76 min. As museums worldwide are increasingly pressured to return cultural property, co-directors Suvi West and Anssi Kömi share a personal and insightful story about the return of Sámi artifacts, long held in a museum, to their homeland.
- 120 minutes
About Scandinavia House
Scandinavia House: The Nordic Center in America is the leading center for Nordic culture in the United States. It offers a wide range of programs that illuminate the culture and vitality of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden. Scandinavia House offerings include diverse exhibitions and film series, as well as concerts and other performances, readings, lectures, symposia, language courses, and children’s activities.