Britta Marakatt-Labba

The wild forest has always played a significant part in art, mythology and our imaginations. So what is lost in us as humans when the wild nature is quickly diminishing, and the feeling of us being an integral part of a living environment is disintegrating? In Inner Woods we get to follow artists and activists that in various ways try to re-establish the relationship to the wild around us.

The film follows a group of Sámi artists from an art collective, Mázejoavku, as they rebel against cultural stereotypes and explore themes of Sámi identity. Soon they are dragged into the Alta Conflict, a turning point in Sámi political and cultural life.