ARRAN 360
Event description
Six unique Sami filmmakers from all over Sápmi were selected to create new works for ÁRRAN 360°presented on a 360 degree screen. Together, they made visible the willingness to explore and investigate new mediums for Sami storytelling, and stood for cinematic and digital pioneering work. The 360-degree format has previously been primarily used as a visual technique, and to a small extent has been tested in the development of story-driven films with a clear narrative. Six new films from six Sami filmmakers, shot with a unique camera rig consisting of six cameras, in a collaboration with Stargate Media, International Sami Film Institute, Norwegian Film Institute and Office of Contemporary Art.
SHORT FILMS:
Ovias
Director/Writer: Ann Holmgren Aurebekk
A young woman embarks on a journey into a dreamlike parallel world to discover that every small action we do in this world has a direct resonance in a myriad of other realms.
Eallu girdnu (Reindeer corral)
Director/Writer: Elle Márjá Eira
Standing in the heart of the girdnu (reindeer corral) surrounded by reindeer moving in a circular motion, the viewer will experience a sense of the great forces that exist at the heart of reindeer herding.
Muohtačalmmit
Director/Writer:Hans Pieski
The enormous power of water and people’s dependence on it will be considered in this surreal video artwork.
Eadni – Mother
Director/Writer:Liselotte Wajstedt
Háldi is a forest animal who can lure children into the forest. Is it just part of Sami mythology or is it as real as you and me?
Áfruvvá – Mermaid
Director/Writer: Marja Helander
Áfruvvá is a Sami sea creature, the ghost of a drowned person. Longing for warmth, she emerges from the sea to a world devoid of humans and experiences humanity through an abandoned museum.
Daate Dijjien
Director/Writer: Siljá Somby
After a sacred Sami drum is abducted by a Christian priest, we are taken on a journey beyond space and time that reveals more about the drum’s innate power.