Book here to watch this screening online! Please note: this is not a live-stream. Booking will close at midnight on Thursday 20 March. Online viewing will then be available ‘on demand’ for 48-hours from 12 noon (UTC+0) Friday 21 March - Sunday 23 March 2025. The spoken introduction will feature English captions and there will be optional access to creative captions for the musical accompaniment.

Beautiful, naturalistic portrait of everyday life for the indigenous people of Sweden.

The film follows Inka Länta and her family of reindeer herders in northern Sweden as they strive to subsist in the harsh winter months. Documentary-like sequences alongside staged scenes combine to give an intimate portrayal of the region’s traditional way of life. The stunning landscape is an awe-inspiring backdrop to the domestic rituals, dramatic hunting trips and momentous life events which ultimately signal a proud message of survival. Though directed and photographed by outsiders, and overlooking the ethnicity politics of the time, the film achieves a touching authenticity and shows a relative respect for its subject – the Sámi.

HippFest is proud to present the UK premiere of a new music commission by Sámi-Finnish joiker and electronic musician Hildá Länsman and sound designer Tuomas Norvio, collaborating with the Norwegian-Sámi musician Lávre Johan Eira and Swedish composer, cellist and bass guitarist Svante Henryson.

Dir. Erik Bergström | Sweden | 1926 | N/C 12A | b&w, tinted & toned | Swedish intertitles with English surtitles | 1h

With: Inka Länta, Petter Länta, Anta Pirak, Henrik Omma, Guttorm Blind, August Lundberg

Original title: Med ackja och ren i Inka Läntas vinterland

Performing live: Lávre Johan Eira, Svante Henryson, Hildá Länsman, Tuomas Norvio

HippFest at Home creative music captioning: Max McGrath

Introduced by Lisa Hoen (Director, Tromsø International Film Festival)

Screening material courtesy of Swedish Film Institute

Commission funded by Tromsø International Film Festival

Additional thanks to Finnish Institute in the UK and Ireland

Online programme notes by Magnus Rosborn (Film Archivist, Swedish Film Institute)

CONTENT ADVISORY: Contains animal slaughter and hunting, death.