Ask the Foremothers

Viitahuhta Marja

The music video for Ánnámáret's song “Jearrat máttaráhkus - Ask the foremothers” juxtaposes images of the Sámi past with the landscape of today. Overlaid images allow temporal layers to overlap. The pictures also show similarities between the northern landscape and the details of the Sámi costume: the nocturnal light shimmers on the frosty snow like glimmer on risku jewelry, the coat's crimson folds and the shawl's colors glitter like northern lights or autumn colors. The video captures ice, snow and flowing water, calling out for the memory of the landscape.

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Production Year
2019
Duration
00:04:01
Type
Single channel
Genre
experimental, music video
Tags
archival materials, culture, environment, ethics, ice, landscape, Lapland, memories (mental objects), music
Original Title
Jearrat máttaráhkus
Finnish Title

Kysy esiäideiltä

English Title

Ask the Foremothers

Production Countries
Finland
Dialogue
Yes
Sound
Yes
Cast
Marja Viitahuhta (Author), Marja Viitahuhta (Cinematographer), Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman (Composer), Turkka Inkilä (Composer), Ilkka Heinonen (Composer), Marja Viitahuhta (Director), Marja Viitahuhta (Editor), Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman (Producer), Marja Viitahuhta (Script), Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman (Sound Design), Anna Näkkäläjärvi-Länsman (Actor), TAIKE (Funder), SKR (Funder)
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