According to the organizer and dancer Liv Aira, this is the world's first Sami dance film festival.
- I look forward to seeing more dance and other alternative art forms in Sápmi.
I hope it can encourage more people to dare to try new things.
Thirteen films will be shown, and dance workshops will be held on site in Jokkmokk.
Several dancers and filmmakers will talk about their creative processes.
According to Liv Aira, there is a need to gather and show the dance in Sápmi.
- It feels fun that we Sami dance artists gather for the first time in an event like this.
We get to show a breadth and how to develop the Sami culture through artistic expression.
And I hope it can create networks, says Liv Aira, organizer and dancer.
The festival is organized by the cultural association Aktavuohta in collaboration with Invisible People Contemporary Dance Company.