Sápmi/Finland, 2022, 30 min. / Documentary
Director: Jukka Vuorela-Morottaja
Producer: Erkki Feodoroff / Sámi Education Institute
Language: Finnish, Inari Sámi, North Sámi, subt. Finnish
World premiere.
The story of Ulpu, an Inari Sámi woman, tells about how a transgenerational trauma makes one feel rootless and what an empowering and healing experience it is to learn to speak the language of one’s ancestors – and for Ulpu, her grandfather Hannu’s – language as an adult.