Twice Colonized
Renowned Greenlandic Inuit lawyer and activist Aaju Peter tells the story of her peoples’ fight for rights, as well as her own struggles, in this noteworthy documentary. Sundance and CPH:DOX selected.
Throughout her life, Aaju has experienced the insidious impact of colonisation on Indigenous societies. As a child, she was forced to attend school in Denmark, a long way from her family. She lost connection with her culture, as well as her native language. As an adult, she recognised the same patterns of colonisation whilst living in Iqaluit, Arctic Canada. Determined to fight for justice, she campaigned to create a permanent European Union forum to give a voice to all Indigenous peoples. Filmed over seven years, a period that included some dark times for Aaju, who is forced to face her own demons as she strives to create a better future for her community. Films showing at this event:
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Tickets
Sun 11 Jun
4pm
Dendy Newtown - Cinema 2
Wed 14 Jun
7:40pm
Palace Central Cinemas - Cinema 1
- Program Strand
- First Nations
- Year
- 2023
- Classification
- Unclassified 15+
- Country
- Denmark, Canada, Greenland
- Language
- In Greenlandic, Inuktitut, Danish and English with English subtitles
- Director
- Lin Alluna
- Producer
- Emile Hertling Péronard, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Bob Moore
- Screenwriter
- Aaju Peter, Lin Alluna
- Cinematographer
- Iris Ng, David Bauer, Glauco Bermudez, Lin Alluna
- Editor
- Mark Bukdahl
- Premiere
- Australian Premiere
- Genre
- Documentary, Politics & Economics, First Nations, Human Rights, Women Directors, Scandinavia
- Company Credits
- Sales Agent: Autlook Films
- Official Website
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