Je'vida

International Narrative Competition

World Premiere

FEATURE | Finland | 103 MINUTES | Finnish, Skolt Sámi | English subtitles

JE'VIDA

Drama

With a face hardened by years of hurt, chain-smoking Lida carries the weight of a life defined by the shame and marginalization directed at her as a Sámi woman in contemporary Finland. Though strangers, she sets out alongside niece Sanna to clear out their long-held family home in preparation for its sale. Lida’s instinct to burn anything and everything connected to her past is quickly overcome by memories of a warm childhood spent fishing with a loving grandfather; of railing against the boarding school that tried to beat the Sámi identity out of her; and of being a young woman whose only option was a marriage that could take her far away from her Native roots. Lida finds herself facing a powerful reckoning with her past and a quiet reclaiming of her true self: Je’vida.

Filmed in black and white, director and co-writer (with Niillas Holmberg) Katja Gauriloff has crafted a film of stark, powerful beauty — the first ever to be filmed in the Skolt Sámi dialect, only spoken by roughly 300 people. Centered by a searing and unforgettable performance by Agafia Niemenmaa, Je’vida is a lyrical testament to the bonds of ancestry and the resilience of Native peoples.––Cedar Sherbert

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CAST & CREDITS

Directed by Katja Gauriloff

Director
Katja Gauriloff
Producer
Joonas Berghäll, Satu Majava, Anna Nuru
Screenwriter
Katja Gauriloff, Niillas Holmberg
Cinematographer
Tuomo Hutri
Editor
Timo Peltola
Composer
Laura Naukkarinen
Cast
Agafia Niemenmaa, Heidi Juliana Gauriloff, Sanna-Kaisa Palo, Seidi Haarla, Erkki Gauriloff, Matleena Fofonoff