2023 | Finland | Fiction

Je'vida

  • Skolt Sámi, Finnish English 103 mins
  • Director | Katja Gauriloff
  • Writer | Katja Gauriloff, Niillas Holmberg
  • Producer | Joonas Berghäll, Satu Majava, Anna Nuru

STATUS: Released

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Iida is a woman hardened by decades of shame, carrying the weight of a life defined by prejudice because of her Sámi heritage. Confronted by the pain of her past, she sets out for Lapland alongside her niece, Sanna, to clear out their long-held family home in preparation for its sale. Iida’s instinct is to burn anything and everything connected to her heritage. However, as she ruminates on her history, Iida finds herself facing a powerful reckoning – and the possibility of reclaiming an identity she had denied herself.

Family Cultural Trauma