Film-maker Egil Pedersen says he hopes comedy in My Fathers’ Daughter will spark discussions about identity
in the 1980s and 90s, Egil Pedersen struggled to feel a sense of belonging. Growing up in a Sámi village, he sometimes felt rejected because of his lack of fluency in the Sámi language, and outside the community he was subjected to racist violence.
Had there been such portrayals of young Sámi people on screen when he was growing up, Pedersen believes he might have embraced his identity earlier. Anne Lajla Utsi, the managing director of the International Sámi Film Institute, said it was a landmark moment for Sámi film and culture more broadly. “It manifests the importance of Sámi and Indigenous stories in an international context, and how important it is that we get to tell our own stories from our perspectives.”Sarah Olaussen Eira, who plays Elvira, had never acted before being cast in the film, but, encouraged by friends, went to the audition for fun.
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