Name: The Spirit Who Swims / Indigenous food sovereignty
Start: 2026-04-15T16:30:00+02:00
End: 2026-04-15T18:15:00+02:00
Location: Cinemateket

$The Spirit Who Swims \/ Indigenous food sovereignty$

(Danish below)
Ticket sales open 20 March
The Spirit Who Swims / Indigenous food sovereignty
Wednesday April 15th 16:30 - 18.15

This documentary explores the Indigenous practice of ‘life as ceremony’ through the annual migration of Salmon along the Fraser River in Canada. Journeying over 1000 kilometres from ocean to spawning grounds, we meet Indigenous communities who share their deep spiritual and material bonds with ‘the Spirit Who Swims’ and the consequences if it disappears. Through stunning aerial and underwater cinematography, it becomes both a love manifesto to the Salmon and a call to restore balance between people and our natural world. ‘The Spirit Who Swims’ is more than a documentary - it documents the challenges First Nations communities face along the Fraser River while exploring themes including colonization, food sovereignty, human-nature relationships, and community resilience.

Director: Bev Sellars, Garry Tutte
Canada, 2024
English with English subtitles
56 min
Event
The event will begin with a brief introduction by the event’s co-hosts, the Copenhagen Decolonization Collective. The documentary is followed by a panel discussion with the film director, Bev Sellars, and Aviâja Lyberth Hauptmann, who will be sharing insights from working as an Associate Professor at the Institute of Health and Nature at the University of Greenland. The panel will explore the role of awareness and education in indigenous practices. Drinks will be served in Asta Bar after the screening. The event will be in English.
Danish:
The Spirit Who Swims / Oprindelige folks fødevaresuverænitet
Onsdag 15. april 16:30 - 18.15

Dokumentaren udforsker den oprindelige forståelse af ‘livet som en ceremoni’ gennem laksens årlige vandring langs Fraser River i Canada. På en rejse over 1000 kilometer fra havet til gydepladser, møder vi First Nations samfund, som deler deres åndelige og materielle bånd med ‘The Spirit Who Swims’ - og ligeledes konsekvenserne, hvis laksen forsvinder. Gennem storslåede luft- og undervandsoptagelser bliver filmen både et kærlighedsmanifest til laksen, samt en opfordring til at genoprette balancen mellem mennesker og natur. 'The Spirit Who Swims’ er mere end en dokumentar - det er et vidnesbyrd om de udfordringer, som First Nations samfund langs Fraser River oplever, ved at kredse om temaer som kolonisering, fødevaresuverænitet, relationen mellem mennesket og naturen samt fællesskabets modstandskraft.

Instruktør: Bev Sellars, Garry Tutte
Canada, 2024
Engelsk med engelske undertitler
56 min
Event
Arrangementet begynder med en kort introduktion af aftenens medværter, the Copenhagen Decolonization Collective. Dokumentaren efterfølges af en paneldebat med instruktøren Bev Sellars og Aviâja Lyberth Hauptmann, som deler indsigter fra sin erfaring som lektor ved Institut for Sundhed og Natur på Grønlands Universitet. Panelet vil udforske betydningen af bevidsthed og uddannelse i oprindelige praksisser. Der serveres drinks i Asta Bar efter filmen. Arrangementet foregår på engelsk.