Special Screening: Máhccan – Homecoming

Followed by a film discussion

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Sunday,  15.09.2024
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Capitol Dahlem

To conclude the “20th European Culture Days: Sápmi”, we are presenting the documentary “Máhccan - Homecoming” in the presence of director Suvi West. The film gives us a look behind the scenes of the museum world as the filmmaker searches for a connection to her ancestors through old museum objects and encounters the collective pain of the Sámi communities. The screening will be followed by a discussion with Suvi West and Mikko Fritze (Finnish Institute in Germany).

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The film is set in the Museum world in a turning point, where the museums have to deal with their colonialistic history. The National Museum of Finland returned thousands of objects taken from the indigenous Sámi people back to them. The film seeks a connection with ancestors through old museum objects, eventually arriving at the collective pain points of the Sámi people. How can the damage caused by outsiders be repaired so that collective pains can be left behind?