Short film and art project. This project is growing and evolving over time. It started in 2018 with an art exhibition "Let the river flow" by Office for Contemporary Art Norway. The premiere of the film “The Sámi have rights” was at Tromsø International Film Festival 2019. Opening of the art exhibition "The Sámi have rights" takes place in spring 2019.
The filmmakers behind this project are reindeer owners and they tell about the situation that the Sámi reindeer herders are in today. “It`s about our rights and survival of reindeer husbandry. Many reindeer herders have to go to court to defend their reindeer herding pastures and land. In order for us to discuss this, we must also look back at the Sámi history”.
Director: Elle Márjá Eira/Mai-Lis Eira. Photo: Ken Are Bongo. Producer: Elle Márjá Eira/Ken Are Bongo. Sahkkon AS/Davás Film AS.