Je'vida
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The first film shot entirely in the Skolt Sámi language, award-winning director Katja Gauriloff's Je'vida tells the story of a Sámi woman in Finland facing the past she struggled to hide.
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.
Limited seats are available for patrons requiring access for wheelchairs, low vision and hearing loop. Please contact our ticketing team directly on 1300 733 733 or tickets@sff.org.au to complete your booking.Films showing at this event:
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Tickets
Sat 15 Jun
8pm
Palace Central Cinemas - Cinema 1
Sun 16 Jun
2:30pm
Palace Norton Street - Cinema 3
- Program Strand
- First Nations Award, Europe! Voices of Women In Film, Europe! Voices of Women In Film, First Nations Award
- Year
- 2023
- Classification
- Unclassified 18+
- Country
- Finland
- Language
- In Skolt Sámi and Finnish with English subtitles
- Director
- Katja Gauriloff
- Producer
- Joonas Berghäll, Satu Majava, Anna Nuru
- Cast
- Agafia Niemenmaa, Heidi Juliana Gauriloff, Sanna-Kaisa Palo
- Screenwriter
- Katja Gauriloff, Niillas Holmberg
- Cinematographer
- Tuomo Hutri
- Editor
- Timo Peltola
- Premiere
- Australian Premiere
- Genre
- First Nations, Women Directors, Focus on Women, Festival Award Winners, Animals & Creatures
- Company Credits
- Sales Agent: The Yellow Affair
