Discoveries from Greenland World Cinema

A British chef paddles 3,000 kilometers along Greenland's west coast, surviving on nature's bounty and discovering the power of community in a country surrounded by geopolitical tensions.

In 2010 polar explorer Sebastian Copeland and partner set a Guinness world record kite skiing the 2300 kilometers length of Greenland's south-north axis braving storms, exhaustion and complete isolation. This is the story of that journey.

Jan, a nurse who is also a father, was sexually abused by his father as a teenager. Working in Nuuk, Greenland, he tries to connect to the culture with sex. When someone calls him a Kalak, a Greenlandic word with a double meaning of both a "true" and "dirty" Greenlander, he wears the epithet as a badge of honor. Ultimately, he has to confront his father.

Several years after losing his father, Inuk learns the way of his people again.

Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has long fought for the rights of her people. When her son suddenly dies, Aaju embarks on a journey to reclaim her language and culture after a lifetime of whitewashing and forced assimilation. But can she both change the world and mend her own wounds?

A non-verbal visual journey to the polar regions of our planet portrayed through a triptych montage of photography and video. Landscapes at the World's Ends is a multi-dimensional canvas of imagery recorded above the Arctic Circle and below the Antarctic Convergence, viewed through the lens of whom is realistically an alien in this environment, the polar tourist. Filmed during several artist residencies on-board three expedition vessels, New Zealand nature photographer and filmmaker Richard Sidey documents light and time in an effort to share his experiences and the beauty that exists over the frozen seas. Set to an ambient score by Norwegian Arctic based musician, Boreal Taiga, this experimental documentary transports us to the islands of South Georgia, the Antarctic Peninsula, Greenland and Svalbard. Landscapes at the World's Ends is the first film in Sidey's Speechless trilogy, and is followed by Speechless: The Polar Realm (2015) and Elementa (2020).

Hayat, an expert sailor in the Arctic, navigates far from humans and her family's past in France. But when her little sister Leila gives birth to a baby girl Inaya, their worlds are turned upside down; we witness their journey, guided by the polar star, to overcome the family’s fate.

Steeped in Greenlandic myths, ANORI is a tragic love story inspired by the old Greenlandic myths. ANORI tells the story of a woman who believes only in all that is good in life, but when is confronted by the dark forces of nature, ANORI is determined to bring back the light. This modern story - set amongst the incredible Greenlandic landscapes and the intensely crowded New York - takes you on a journey where myth comes to life. ANORI is the first feature film from Greenland directed by a female filmmaker.

A young man in Nuuk has been seeing a girl from Quqortoq. She unexpectedly arrives in Nuuk for the weekend to party with a friend, and things go down between the young man and the girl. Wild parties and bets between friends ensue, stoking conflict and jealousy.

Two women, a film director and an inmate, meet by coincidence in a Greenlandic prison. As they discover shared tragic experiences in their pasts, they also find a way to set one another free.

Tonight, as often during the week, Thomas goes to meet Thomas in their usual café. But Thomas is miles away, on the other side of the world, on the snowy plains of Greenland where his father lives.

Thule, Greenland, also called Qaanaaqis, one of the northernmost towns in the world. As the climate warms and the ice caps begin to melt, the gentle balance of life for the people of this community is in jeopardy. On the other side of the globe, the melting ice caps are raising sea levels around the Polynesian island nation of Tuvalu, threatening to wipe the island right off the map. Though a world apart, these two communities are intricately connected as environmental balance begins to tip and traditional ways of life are threatened. 'ThuleTuvalu' is a stunning documentary addressing the high price of a hundred years of development and how two very different communities are now bound together in facing an uncertain future.

Music for Black Pigeons is the first collaboration between Jørgen Leth and Andreas Koefoed. The film poses existential questions to influential jazz players such as Bill Frisell, Lee Konitz, Midori Takada and many others: How does it feel to play, and what does it mean to listen? What is it like to be a human being and spending your whole life trying to express something through sounds? The characters wake up, rehearse, record, perform and talk about music. In some moments they are on the edge, the edge of existence, constantly challenging themselves. They listen. They devote themselves to finding a space to create a connection to something bigger than themselves. Something that will outlast all of us.

A group of young adults decide to spend the holidays hiking through Greenland's picturesque islands, but their trip takes a bloody turn when they begin to fall prey to an unseen foe. A transgressive journey into the world of Greenlandic genre cinema.

Invites the viewers to the eponymous island state in the Arctic north between Canada and Greenland.

8 years has passed since the attack from a Qivittoq on the 6 young people in Qaqqat Alanngui. Tuuma is a tourist guide and often sails with tourists, while he is out sailing with 2 tourists they wants to go to the place where the young people were attacked, against Tuumas will. When they get there Tuumas bad feeling becomes a reality and the 2 tourists disappear. Tuuma quickly sails back to Nuuk to get help from the police. But is it a good idea to go back and look for the tourists? When the Qivittoqs are in the mountains.

The film covers the adventures of Mio and Nukappi as they bond and grow together at the same orphanage. Their brotherhood is evident as they grow into young men being trained by the local shaman. They face their biggest enemy, Kiinappalik, who commits murder to further their cause. It is up to Nukappi, with the help of Mio, to find out what Kiinappalik wants. By facing their greatest fears, will they be able to stop Kiinappalik or be swallowed by the darkness? Sequel to Among Us - In the Land of Our Shadows.

In 2006, the American aluminium company ALCOA decides to build their plant in Greenland. The massive billion dollars’ project is the opportunity for Greenland to become financially independent from Denmark. The film zooms in on the isolated fishing town Maniitsoq as the years pass and the local inhabitants are put on hold – waiting for the American Dream.

Minik and Hans are best friends in their early twenties in Greenland. Minik being down and Hans trying to cheer him up they look for an some excitement and a break from the mundane boredom. They learn about a claimed local haunted house and decide to have a sleep over to see what is real and what is not.

The renovation of a 1930s building in Copenhagen becomes an object for reflection on its historical relationship with the marble quarry in Greenland where the marble of the facade originates.

The sea ice in the Arctic could potentially disappear by 2050. The traditions of Greenland's Inuits are already changing. We are witnesses to Sikoqqinngisaannassooq – a future without sea ice.

In the heart of Greenland’s vast frozen wilderness, 12-year-old Pipaluk lives with her mother and brother in an isolated village. Her dream: to compete in the most prestigious dog sled race, a challenge reserved for the greatest mushers, all men. Mocked by her peers and ignored by her family, Pipaluk develops a friendship with an adorable husky puppy named Ashia, and finds an unexpected ally in Tulok, a solitary and enigmatic old hunter. Under Tulok’s guidance, she slowly opens to the wonders of nature, discovers the true reason for his support, and soon realises that their destinies are intertwined. Will Pipaluk find the strength to defy tradition and achieve the impossible?

Set in the remote landscapes of Greenland, the film follows three individuals whose lives intersect through the profound isolation and quiet resilience of life at the edge of the world.

A black Mediterranean emerges beneath sparkling waters and unfolds to the sound of a lamento [ μοιρολόι ] sung by a Greek mourner. Lamentos are popular lyrical songs performed at the funeral of a loved one, whose origins date back to antiquity and which are now tending to disappear.

With his wedding day approaching, a man (Ujarneq Fleischer) and his fiancée (Connie Arenas) grow increasingly concerned about whether it would be wise to invite his dementia-stricken mother (Vivi Nielsen). As she’s using implanted assistance equipment, they ponder whether updating its software could help her function through increasingly frightening hallucinations. A tragic work of humanist science-fiction from award-winning Greenland filmmaker Nivi Pedersen, UPDATED asks uneasy questions about technology’s place in caregiving, and the privacy trade-offs that come with the barter.

“Civilized” means “big spender” in Greenlandic. Using this Indigenous language insight, the film meditates on the connection between climate change and overconsumption.

Mud can tell us a lot about the planet's deep past and possible future - and here is the film that translates its silent language into an imaginative stream of thought.

Eskimoes in Greenland "rolling" their kayaks, Greenlanders in traditional dress dancing "reels" and Confirmation Sunday at Jakobshavn.

Imajuik is the only person left in Nuuk. It's 2060 and, the once so busy capital, has been deserted due to a uranium mine explosion nearby.

Nuka, a young drag queen from Nuuk, and his best friend Lu, a cool DJ and electronic musician, go on tour with their drag show to the remote hunting settlements along the coast to prove that you can be a cool performer, Greenlandic and gay at the same time. Apart from doing the show, the two young men hope to bring some life into the sleepy small town atmosphere that reigns. However, people are not quite ready for them yet, so the boys are confronted with a lot of opposition, but their black humor makes them go on.

A successful rock band from Greenland? Yes, it's not a lie. In 1973, the Greenlandic Sumé released a debut album, which record time made it to all the households on the icy island. But Sumé's success was not just due to their catchy beat rock, but also to the band's ability to put words to the zeitgeist, where Greenlandic culture was slowly fading away.

Kaali embarks on an intense search through the town of Tasiilaq in East Greenland, determined to find his missing sled dog. After an encounter with a group of young bullies, he recovers the dog but risks losing his only friend.

Once greatly troubled himself – haunted by a friend’s death and his own brushes with violence – Nuka has turned his life around. He journeys through the remote indigenous settlements of Greenland, speaking about mental health and suicide prevention. Surrounded by vast glaciers and ice sheets, a land at the very edge of the world, Nuka works with a troubled teen, a phlegmatic hunter and a single mother; each has demons they are trying to come to terms with, and a desire to break with cycles of intergenerational trauma.

Life on Earth begins and ends with Greenland. Researcher Minik Rosing’s landmark discovery of the first life contrasts with the melting ice masses in Ivalo Frank’s tribute to her beautiful homeland.

Scenic imagery merges with indigenous mythology in a Greenlandic short film about a changing land.

A football club from Nuuk is forced to overcome a series of obstacles as they travel north for the world’s shortest football season, in pursuit of a dream of becoming Greenland’s national champions.

People have forgotten to honor nature. Instead, profit is king, and we all just want more and more. Greenlandic artist Arina is determined to teach her children to honor the sea goddess Sassuma Arnaa and protect the sea, as it gives life but can also take it away. The film ‘Tamatta Ataqatigiippugut – We Are All Connected’ is a beautiful and lyrical declaration of love for a world that is bigger than ourselves. And a reminder to respect the forces of nature that frame our lives.

The story of an 82 year old indigenous Inuk, a South Greenlandic grass sewing specialist, Marie Josefsen, and her story of probably being the last grass seamstress in Greenland.

A depiction of the Greenlanders' everyday life and problems in Copenhagen.

The story of Greenland’s iconic flag and its creator, the Greenlandic artist Thue Christiansen. In 1985, he designed the simple and beautiful motif of a red sun rising above the sea.

On the foothills of Uummannaq mountain, four cybergoth teens are fighting depression. Water contamination spreads throughout the village pipelines and one cybergoth finds herself laying on a hospital bed. The film is a visual poem narrated by a group of young inuit women, reflecting on ongoing suicide attempts and the separation from their families. The cybergoths remind us of a post-apocalypse future, that is to say, the apocalyptic qualities of the present; a fragile reality where national, communal, environmental, and mental stability is at risk.

Tukummeq and Luna are facing a turning point in their relationship. An opportunity arises for them to finally present themselves as a couple to Luna’s mother, but Luna hesitates. In search of a decision, Tukummeq tells Luna the myth of the loon and the raven; how the loon was gifted its beautiful patterns, and how she, in an act of love, accidentally ruined the ravens. Which path will Luna decide for herself and Tukummeq?

This short documentary centers on climate change in southern Greenland, told from a personal yet historical stand point.

Set on an island 600 kilometers north of the Arctic Circle, this intimate vérité portrait follows two young Inuit coming of age. Created in close collaboration with a local children’s home and filmed in the Greenlandic language, the story traces identity, tradition, loss, and resilience. Living alongside its protagonists, the film observes a fragile passage between deep cultural roots and an uncertain, rapidly changing world.

Film is about a hunter and a climate specialist talking about the changing climate in Greenland, the importance of its impact, how it affects hunting in Greenland and what stands to be lost due to the changing climate. Later on there’s a brief introduction importance of Greenlandic food with serving.

An architect’s sculptural work intervenes in the Greenlandic nature of which it is itself a product on the country’s western coast. A construction that becomes a reflection on the natural conditions from which it springs.