Ealát

This screening took place on Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at 6:30 pmYukon Theatre

Screening as part of the Arctic Arts Summit Art Crawl

Admission is free.

Curator: Heather Von Steinhagen

Short Documentary
Saami with english subtitles

Nature is merciless and will get by without us. 
"As long as the reindeer exist here, so do we". Through filmmaker Elle Márjá Eira's eyes we follow her family in different seasons with their reindeer herd. Ealát is a story about living and surviving in Sámi reindeer husbandry in strange times.

Elle Márjá Eira is a Sámi director, musician, producer and artist from Guovdageaidnu (Norway). Eira has been a strong and uncompromising voice in Sápmi for several years across genres and forms of expression. She has directed and produced several short films and has also collaborated with composer Christophe Beck in making soundtracks to the feature film The 12th Man (2017). Currently selected for the talent program UP 2.0 by the Norwegian Film Institute. In her heart she is a true reindeer herder and belong to reindeer district D-26 Lákkonjárga.