Is it a blue moon? There are two Sámi films screening in Seattle tomorrow and both directors are in town. Plus, actors. Hui gelddolaš diehtu / exciting news.

Saturday, May 18, 2024 (tickets at links)

1. At noon, Sunna Nousaniemi’s short film Áhkuin at the Uptown. Áhkuin is a visual and poetic musical call-and-response between a grandmother and her descendants.
2. At 4 pm, Sara Margrethe Oskal’s feature film The Tundra Within Me at Shoreline Community College.

I love Sunná’s work and was delighted to meet her at the Venice Biennale in 2019. She is a young filmmaker with a bright future.

Sara Margrethe came to Seattle in 2017 with her one-woman stageplay, The Whole Caboodle, and in 2018, we screened her film Beaivvi nieida / Daughter of the Sun at the first Sámi film festival, which took place in the newly-opened Nordic Museum.

The last time SIFF included a Sámi feature film was Sámi Blood in 2017, and of some 82,000 ballots cast, it won the “Golden Needle” audience award.

Seattle, your support matters. Buy a virtual pass if you can’t make the screenings.

Hope your Syttende Mai is a festive one!

Somas vahkkoloahpa / have a great weekend.