Skábmagovat Film Festival 2022

The indigenous Sámi people are fighting for their existence. Current governmental policies permit their cultural genocide. This is a cry for help for the last indigenous people in the EU.

A Gwich'in grandfather teaches his granddaughter how reciprocity is embedded in our lives. The northern lights warm the caribou; they feed and sustain us; we honor the connections, bringing new meaning and wishes for the next generation.

Filmed on the Qualla Boundary and Cherokee Nation, Udeyonv (What They've Been Taught) explores expressions of reciprocity in the Cherokee world, brought to life through a story told by an elder and first language speaker.

During a visit to her sister Amaliata, Rosa, a wise Wayuu woman, teaches her grandchildren the importance of reciprocity within their culture.

Revitalizing practices kept from their elders, Peskotomuhkati youth lead an intergenerational process of healing through athasikuwi-pisun, "tattoo medicine."

Waponahkik (the people of the dawn land) bring gratitude to the sun where it first looks our way. Song and stories invite us to accept the new day and put behind us any harm done the day before.

It tells the story of Ma's House. It was once the heart of a community. Ma's grandson is on a quest to restore the family home to its central role as a community gathering place.

Past, present and future engage with each other in a conversation through a seashell found in childhood. A man recalls finding a seashell as a small boy, and remembers how the boy he once was, tried to imagine his future self.

A 10-year-old girl named IIxch'umil, who along with her mother travel to her former hometown of Guatemala City to pay a visit to her ailing grandmother. There Ixch'umil will form a deeper understanding of her cultural heritage through her conversations with her grandmother.

When a Solomon Islands teenager encounters bullying and micro aggression at school, she takes fate into her own hands after she is visited by a guardian spirit of her family.

An Indigenous teenage boy fights through distorting realities as a family secret unravels.

A 66-year-old mother has an unusual ritual of returning to her old family home to care for stray cats. Worrying about the implications of her obsessive routine, her son wants to understand why. Joining her night rides, it's time to unravel the truth.

An Ojibwe fancy shawl dancer finds strength amidst loss as her spirit is ignited by a warrior story shared by her Mishomis and she finds her place within the generational line. The name "Namid" in Ojibwe means "Star Dancer". Namid's Grandfather transforms loss into a beautiful teaching. Through this, Namid's spirit reconnects to her mind and body.

Kahurangi is a teenage girl struggling with her fear of loss. While attempting to overcome her fears, she reconnects with her culture.

Jadai promised his family, no more fighting. But the local cops have other plans.

Four stories of people living life on their own terms, leading a culinary revolution from the ground up.

Beck, a single mom who learns how to reclaim her dreams, family and honour her life, all thanks to an unlikely coach.

Set between Sápmi and the underground world of Saivo, the unity and power of Sámi female relations is replenished by the animistic spirit, Háldi.

Two young Syrian directors in the Za'atari refugee camp (Jordan) and two young indigenous Shipibo-Konibo directors in Lima (Peru) exchange intimate cinematographic correspondence, based on their daily experiences.

A mother who has dedicated her life to her child and working hard for her family goes out for a night of fun and meets someone special.

A young shaman must face her first test-a trip underground to visit Kannaaluk, The One Below, who holds the answers to why a community member has become ill.

The Fukumitsu 'Ohana (family) of Hakipu'u are Native Hawaiin taro farmers. When a nearby corporation digs up their familial burial ground, they are drawn into a logistically and emotionally complex quest to preserve their ancestral land.