ČÄÄʹČČJIEʹLLI – MAID OF THE WATER

ČÄÄʹČČJIEʹLLI – MAID OF THE WATER

Short fiction film / Drama / 7 min / Production grant: 360 000 NOK to production company Home River Media / Main producer: Home River Media, Kati Eriksen /  Writer: Laura Feodoroff / Director: Laure Feodoroff / Total budget: 900 000 NOK

A Skolt Sámi woman is struggling to push a boat through the forest, the terrain of Sámiland changing from brushwood into wetland along the way. A Maid of the Water curves menacingly across the surface of the lake and in the Woman’s mind as she struggles against sinking into suicidal thoughts. The bottom of the wooden boat scuttles in the sand and the empty boat continues to slide towards the back of the lake.

Photo by Arttu Peltomaa/Home River Media.