Þjóðhátíðardagur Sama: Historjá: Stygn för Sápmi – Heimildarmynd

We celebrate the Sami National Day with a screening of the acclaimed documentary film “Historjá – Stitches for Sápmi”

Friday 6 February
17:00
Free admission

The Sami National Day is celebrated on 6 February, the day the first Sami Congress was held in 1917 in Trondheim, Norway.

The film shows the Sami struggle, poetically and poignantly portrayed by artist Britta Marakatt-Labba. A dazzlingly beautiful portrayal of Sami mythology and worldview, but also of the existential threat that climate change poses to Sami culture. 

1 hr 28 min
Production year: 2022
Director: Thomas Jackson
Cast: Britta Marakatt-Labba, Carl Johan de Geer and Marianne Lindberg de Geer

Britta Marakatt-Labba is one of the artists in the exhibition Ripples: Shifting Realities in the Arctic, which premieres on Saturday, February 7. More information about the exhibition is available here.

Accessibility to Elissa Auditorium is good, there is a low threshold into the hall.
Accessible toilets are on the same floor.
Read more about accessibility here.