In the film about "the land of eternal light and eternal darkness" we meet some women who talk about their lives. The women have all grown up in reindeer herding families and as children they lived in kotas, moved with reindeer and lived a life in nature. Their own children, on the other hand, have grown up in "normal" Swedish society. None of them have lived like their parents. The film addresses Sami culture, language, school. How modern technology has affected the lives of the Sami.
Sami reindeer herders win a Supreme Court victory against Europe’s largest wind farm - but when the state refuses to act, their fight reveals a deeper crisis of justice and trust.
Follows Astrid & Sune as they show techniques and methods of sami handcraft.
This video has won festival prizes in Chicago and Rotterdam and has been declared Norway’s finest video for tourists by “Aftenposten”, one of Norway’s largest newspapers, witch wrote: “The reality of this region, communicated by craftsmen who know what they are going, is by itself fantastic enough. Here you will see real people – fishermen and Sami – in our best known travel destination, in magnificent, flowing scenes revealing rapturous artistic flair. Three cheers!” Life in this part of the country is totally dependent on nature. Winter storms, cold polar nights, the midnight sun and warm summer days. Communities that rebuilt themselves after being totally destroyed during World War II. You can take part in all of this and experience life at the North Cape, the northern outpost of Europe. You will find yourself watching this video time and time again…
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A woman returns home to her father and childhood home, after being gone for over 20 years. Her purpose for the visit is to deliver the message that her fathers former wife has passed away.
Lapland, Sweden. The Sami Arvi wants to marry young Aino but her mother will not give her permission as long as Arvi does not have a herd of 400 reindeer. The only one who has reindeer to sell is the rich Oula, but he wants to marry Aino as well. The only way for Arvi to get the animals is buying them from Norway - but this is highly illegal.
A man finds some glasses on the ground. When he puts them on he is transported into a Sámi world.
A drama about the manager Håkan Dahlin who has just been discharged from a clinic where he was treated for his alcoholism. In an outbreak of jealousy, Dahlin abuses his wife Inga and after that he is forcibly interned again. Inga is a nurse and she is now moving to a mountain village to work at a district clinic. During an emergency visit, she encounters her childhood sweetheart, the doctor Gunnar, and old feelings between them begin to flare up again.
A young girl adores her late father. Obsessed with every little detail of how he was she envisions his clothes, hands, face, behavior and actions. An accidental meeting triggers doubt in her love for her father.
Elle Marja, 14, is a reindeer-breeding Sami girl. Exposed to the racism of the 1930s and phrenological examinations at her boarding school, she starts dreaming of another life. To achieve this other life she has to become someone else and break all ties with her family and culture.
Star snowboarder Todd Richards shows how to perform some of the flashy moves and tricks you've seen the experts doing in this instructional video. Todd Richards' Trick Tips, Vol. 1: Snowboarding Basics breaks down snowboarding stunts into a simple and easy
This is the story of Reinis Runci, author of three collections of poetry, who, despite being confined to bed for 21 years and, on rare occasions, to a wheelchair, lives a creatively intense life. His daily life is not made any easier by environmental accessibility limitations. He communicates with his friends and the world via his computer, which is his window to the "big world." However, Reinis has dreams... He dreams of publishing his poems in English, creating his own interactive website, and flying in a hot air balloon.
Limited Edition DVD. After over 11 years and 5 ATB albums, the last 4 of which all made it into the German Top 10, Andre Tanneberger has become a leading musician and producer and not just on the dance scene. The International stars Heather Nova, Moby, William Orbit and Michael Cretu from Enigma have all called on his services. He also performed with Bryan Adams at Rock In Rio, supplied remixes for pop legends like A-Ha and has traveled all over the world to play as a DJ.
A fascinating story of true friendship, creativity and the passing of childhood.
A film about the grandfathers of Latvian graffiti – the TDV collective. Fragments, excerpts, and evidence of recklessness from more than 20 years of personal archive material, telling the story of the paint left on the walls of Riga and other countries – and its significance. A personal insight into the association members' attitude towards their hobby and their games with the law, prejudices and the dark side of the city.
Közüngü is the name given to the mirrors on the ritual costumes of the Kam, a group of sages, visionaries, inventors, artists and craftsmen from the hunter-gatherer Turkic communities. This documentary explores the impact of Central Asian Turkic customs on the culture of Anatolia.
Some 250 years after the death of Johann Sebastian Bach, four noted classical pianists tackle the composer's "The Well-Tempered Clavier," a collection of keyboard pieces often referred to as the "Old Testament of piano literature." The program features soloists Nikolai Demidenko, Andrei Gavrilov, Joanna MacGregor and Angela Hewitt performing in Venice, Italy; Barcelona, Spain; Oxford, England; and Bach's birthplace of Eisenach, Germany.
The Samatya Sahakyan Choir was founded in 1703 and is the oldest church choir in Turkey. This documentary follows the choir's preparation for their 2020 New Year's concert step by step starting from their first rehearsals. Along the way, the creative history and social role of what is a vital part of Armenian identity and culture is explored through the stories of the choir’s members and their ancestors.
This 16mm film by Torey Piro features technical freestyle riding of the highest caliber. Locations include Mammoth, Tahoe, Big Bear, Vermont, West Coast Canada, Italy, Germany, Austria, and Switzerland.