7 SÁMI STORIES is a collection of short movies by seven different directors.

The Sámi people are an indigenous Finno-Ugric people inhabiting the Arctic area of Sápmi. In this compelling collection of short movies, seven directors and three producers each shot a film, in a span of six weeks using the same film team in the village Kautokeino on the vast tundra of Sápmi (Northern Europe). 7 SÁMI STORIES will take you on a journey deep into the heart of Sápmi giving voice to contemporary Sami storytellers who embody visions of a new generation of filmmakers.

You will meet dark dancing forces that haunt a young reindeer herder, young girls departing on a dangerous hitchhiking adventure, and a man who escapes emotionally from his ailing wife. You will hear the healing voice of ancestors and witness a true story of priests burning Sami hats. You will be astonished by the power of love being divided by the forces of nature and finally entertained by a rebellious and political comedy about a Sami uprising.

1. SÁMI BOJÁ by Elle Sofe Henriksen, 9 min
2. HILBES BIIGÁ (OH MÁIGON GIRL) by Marja Bål Nango, 18 min
3. ELLOS SÁPMI (LONG LIVE SÁPMI) by Per Josef Idivuoma, 12 min
4. IĐITSILBA (BURNING SUN) by Elle Márjá Eira, 12 min
5. EDITH & ALJOSJA by Ann Holmgren, 8 min
6. ÁILE JA ÁHKKU (ÁILE AND GRANDMOTHER) by Silja Somby, 12 min
7. GIKSAŠUVVAN (EALLI THE AFFLICTED ANIMAL) by Egil Pedersen, 15 min

For more information on each director go to: http://www.isf.as/eng/films/7samistories/