OanehisČinu
Shortfilm programme at Sámi Easter Festival 2025
OanehisČinu is a brand new addition to the Easter Festival in Kautokeino - an evening dedicated
to Sámi short films and short documentaries. Here you get the opportunity to experience
exciting stories told by Sámi filmmakers, right in the heart of our local community.
The audience can look forward to a varied program of film screenings, talks with filmmakers
and a pleasant café during the break. Whether you're young or old, film lover or curious, this is
an evening you don't want to miss!
Where: Kulturhuset, Kautokeino
When: Tuesday april 15th 2025
● The café opens at 16:00
● Film screening starts at 17:00
● Two rounds of screening with a break in between
● End approx. at 21:00
● Price: NOK 150 ordinary, NOK 100 youth (up to 17 years)
First bolk - youth centered
Sámi glasses
A man finds some glasses on the ground. When he puts them on, he is transported into a Sámi
world. Shown at NUFF in Tromsø.
Tromsø / 2024 / Director: Eila Marie Engkvist Muotka / 3 min / Sámi & Norwegian /
Subtitles: English / Comedy- Scifi
Oahpes Bahá
We are taken into the thoughts of 17-year-old Elli Anne from Karasjok as hopes and dreams
are put to the test. In Oahpe's Bahá, a dissonance is explored between the depiction of the
Sami from the outside and the experience from the inside. Shown at TIFF.
Karasjok / 2025 / Director: Vegard Bjørsmo & Silje Burgin-Borch / 13 min / Sámi /
Subtitles: English / Drama
Áhčči
Straight out of prison, a father comes unannounced to his son's 9th birthday. In particular, the
non-traditional birthday present he brings arouses disgust from his son's grandmother. Thefilm won the audience award in autumn 2024 at NUFF in Tromsø.
Ávži, Kautokeino / Director: Johannes Vang / 6 min / Sámi & Norwegian / Subtitles:
Norwegian / Drama
14 year old snowcross racer
As a 14-year-old snowcross rider, we follow Čan Martin from Kautokeino as he takes on the
challenges of a high-risk sport with the support of his family and local community. It is an
inspiring story about following dreams, overcoming obstacles and family unity in youth
sports.
Premiere.
Kautokeino / Director: Olena Hætta / 14 min / Sámi & Norwegian / Subtitles:
Norwegian / Documentary
Boom Boom
1944. Norway is under Nazi occupation. Two sámi help the norwegian resistance on a
sabotage mission, but the bridge they're about to blow up is guarded by a man i nazi uniform.
A fellow sámi in nazi uniform.
Norway / 2024 / Director: Per-Josef Idivuoma / 18 min / Sámi, Norwegian & English /
Subtitles: English / Drama
Second bolk
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Covid Side Effects
Strict infection prevention measures are a way out of a bad relationship where the flame has
long since gone out, the routine has taken over and a lot of sexual frustration has
accumulated. Shown on i.a. Maoriland and Skábmagovat.
Norway / 2021 / Director: Sara Margrethe Oskal / 5 min / Sámi / Subtitles: English /
Drama
MOTHER
MOTHER tells a story about childhood memories and the inherent connection between
mother and daughter and their country. Háldi, a creature of the forest, can lure children into
the forest, but it also teaches them to protect it. Shown at several film festivals.
Tromsø / 2024 / Director: Eila Marie Engkvist Muotka / 3 min / Sámi / Subtitles:
English / Fiction
Daughter of the Sun
Ánne attends a writing course. She is met with prejudice and incitement. A writing
assignment gives her the courage to bring up a painful memory. Shown at several film
festivals internationally and won best short film at the D3 Biennale des bewegten bilden.
Norway / 2021 / Director: Sara Margrethe Oskal / 5 min / Sámi & Norwegian /
Subtitles: English / Drama
The Tongues
During a blizzard, a Sami woman is herding her reindeer when she is brutally raped by a
man. Her sister senses that something is wrong and starts looking for her. Wrapped in fear
and confusion, both women will unite in their fight for revenge. Shown at several film
festivals internationally and won 5 awards.
Norway / 2019 / Director: Marja Bål Nango / 15 min / Nordsamisk / Subtitles: English /
Drama
Unborn Biru
A pregnant widow is in desperate need of help. Without help from the community, she
decides to steal silver from a dead body, in order to survive and feed her daughter. But the
silver is cursed, and it has consequences for all of them, including the unborn. Shown at TIFF
and Sundance.
Ávži, Kautokeino / 2023 / Director: Inga Elin Marakatt / 19 min / Sámi / Subtitles:
English / Horror