Red Elk

Shown on Wednesday July 14, at 9:00 PM (English subtitles)

The sky elk, the rainbow elk, the thunder elk, the underground elk. We live as little mites in the elk’s fur.

After the last Ice Age, red elks were painted and carved on the rocks in northern Scandinavia and further east.

Among the Sami and other northern people, the myth about the cosmic elk and a sacred colour is still alive.  

Red Elk is a Swedish nature documentary based on interviews with the Sami people and their relation to the Elk and the colour red. The starting point is the red rock paintings and carvings found in northern Scandinavia. The filmmaker Torkel Lundberg and artist Björnola Lind have followed and listened to people and nature in Sápmi and created a poetic film in which ancient myths are mixed with pragmatic reality.

The film is 30 minutes long and previously shown on Swedish Television in 2007. After the film, Björnola Lind leads a discussion with the audience.

Trailer: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=abUCoGDZx7U

Timber for IKEA

Shown July 17, at. 20:00

Forests have always been an important lifeline for the people living in Karelia. Now the forests have been lent to the big industry, and the life that exists in the villages is about to disappear. One of the major companies in the area is Swedwood, a subsidiary of IKEA. (In Finnish, English subtitles)

Production year: 2009

Critical Habitat

Shown July 16, at. 20:00

A movie about old-growth forest, threatened biodiversity, nature-oriented forest use, and the struggles between various stakeholders in the northwest of America’s forests (in English).