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TWICE COLONIZED

Denmark, Greenland, Canada
2023

Director: Lin Alluna

Language: English, Kalaallisut, Inuktitut

Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has led a lifelong fight 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 is it possible to change the world and mend your own wounds at the same time?

Screenings

25 July | 17:15 | Suncoast 8
29 July | 14:45 | Suncoast 8
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Credits

Director

Lin Alluna

Producer

Emile Hertling Péronard, Alethea Arnaquq-Baril, Stacey Aglok MacDonald, Bob Moore

Screenplay

Aaju Peter, Lin Alluna

Cinematography

Iris Ng, David Bauer, Glauco Bermudez, Lin Alluna

Cast

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Runtime

92 min

Lin Alluna

Lin Alluna expresses herself through international, character-driven documentaries. She graduated in 2017 as a documentary director from the National Film School of Denmark and was selected as one of the new Nordic Talents the same year. Her artistic focus revolves around intimacy and dissolving the limits of reality. In 2020, she was selected for the CIRCLE Women Doc Accelerator programme. Her directorial debut TWICE COLONISED was awarded the top IEFTA (International Film Talent Association) award for docs-in-progress at the Cannes Film Market’s documentary-focused industry sidebar Cannes Docs and will debut at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival.
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