Historjá – Stitches for Sapmí

Overview

The large-scale textile artwork “Historjá” by Marakatt-Labba made a huge breakthrough when it was shown at documenta 14 in Kassel. The embroidery, depicting motifs from Sámi history, is also the starting point of Thomas Jackson’s documentary, which tells us about Sámi culture, whose history has been marked by a struggle against the majority population. The struggle has concerned the right to land and way of life, but also underlying this are two views of mankind and its relationship to nature. In Historjá – Stitches for Sapmí, historical events and mythological images are woven together with how climate change threatens contemporary reindeer herding and thus the existence of Sámi culture.

Details

Status

Released

Release date

January 28, 2022

Original language

Swedish

Spoken languages

Norwegian, Northern Sami, Swedish

Countries

Sweden

Production

Svenska Filminstitutet,SVT

Director

Thomas Jackson

Budget

Not recorded

Revenue

Not recorded

IMDb

tt15518656