Sparrooabbán (2016)

Me and My Little Sister

Loving someone of the same gender is frowned upon in Sami communities. Sparrooabbán (Me and my little sister) shows what it’s like to be a minority within a minority. Suvi describes how her little sister Kaisa wishes to be accepted as she is. Like her sister, Kaisa is a Sami, but also in a relationship with a woman, and she also works as a deacon. There are obviously more constricting communities in the film than only one.

Sparrooabbán

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Suvi West
Suvi West
as Herself
Kaisa West
Kaisa West
as Herself

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Ville Langfeldt
Ville Langfeldt
Music
Gry Elisabeth Mortensen
Gry Elisabeth Mortensen
Co-Producer
Janne Niskala
Janne Niskala
Producer
Jakop Jannssønn
Jakop Jannssønn
Music
Erik Andersson
Erik Andersson
Editor
Anja Ahola
Anja Ahola
Cinematography
Suvi West
Suvi West
Director
Hanna Kuirinlahti
Hanna Kuirinlahti
Editor

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