2026 imagineNATIVE Film + Media Arts Festival

Short Film Program: Opening Acts

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A variety of films that complemented and preluded the stories of Feature films in imagineNATIVE's Official Selection.



These shorts programs may differentiate from the shorts programs presented at our in-person festival screenings due to the various geoblocking restraints on each film.


Traditional Sámi reindeer herding is on the brink of change due to the rapidly warming climate. No matter what, reindeer herders must adapt, otherwise, the reindeer starve, and there will be no future left.



Sámi filmmaker Aslak Paltto has firsthand experience of the negative impacts of a changing climate as a reindeer herder.



  • Year
    2026
  • Runtime
    5 minutes
  • Language
    Northern Sámi
  • Country
    Canada/Finland
  • Premiere
    North American Premiere
  • Genre
    Short, Documentary
  • Content Warning
    Hanging Animal Carcasses
  • Director
    Aslak Paltto (Sámi)
  • Screenwriter
    Aslak Paltto (Sámi)
  • Producer
    Sadetło Scott (Tłı̨chǫ)
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