This programme is in English, and starts with a short introduction.

We’re looking forward to the spring edition of Asian Movie Night: Ripples, Echoes, and What If the Earth Whispers, on Wednesday May 28th at 7pm. In this edition, we further explore topics around indigenous people, lands and territories. We focus on their kinship and knowledge, which are disproportionately affected by climate change, capitalist economies, exploitation of resources and destructive policies.

How can we listen to the Earth and the knowledge its people have inherited, while keeping capitalist impulses to greenwash and appropriate at bay? Where can our attempts to (un)learn and shift our relationships to the land and communities we live with lead us?

Feature film: Nedarma

Nedarma (Travelling), is a documentary focusing on the Nenets, a nomadic tribe in the northern tundra of Siberia, which director Anastasia Lapsui was born into.

Sumptuous 35mm black and white cinematography captures the landscapes of the Yamal Peninsula and the daily activities of its inhabitants with patience, a visionary perspective and a captivating soundtrack. The film begins by illustrating the Nenets cosmology as a way of leading into a filmic structure that portrays the arc of life from birth to death.

About the filmmakers

Nedarma is made by the acclaimed filmmaking duo Anastasia Lapsui (Nenets, born 1944, Yamal Peninsula, USSR) and Markku Lehmuskallio (born 1938, Rauma, Finland). Together, they have produced elegant portraits of the Nenets, Sami, and other Indigenous people, incorporating traditional folktales and spiritual customs with meticulous depictions of their everyday lives.