The Homecoming
2023•1h 15m•8.5•Released
Documentary
Sámi artefacts from the Finnish National Museum are returning home to Sápmi, while the holy drums of the Sámi people are still imprisoned in the basements of museums across Europe. The returning objects symbolise the dignity, identity, history, connection to ancestors and a whole world view that was taken from the Sámi people. Director Suvi West takes the viewer behind the scenes of the museum world to reflect on the spirit of the objects, the inequality of cultures and the colonialist burden of museums.
Director
Suvi West
Writer
Suvi West
Languages
English, Finnish, Northern Sami
Studio
Vaski Filmi
Cast
Suvi West
Self
Anssi Kömi
Self
Production
Company
Vaski Filmi
Company
Ten Thousand Images
Producer
Janne Niskala
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