Center for Indigenous Studies and Anthropology Program Present

Global Indigenism Film Screening

Join us for a screening of two recent documentaries about Indigenous peoples in Siberia and Northern Europe. 8-9:30 PM on Monday, October 6, Weis Cinema. 

Where Russia Ends (2024, dir. Oleksiy Radynski)

In the late 1980s, a team of Ukrainian filmmakers made several expeditions to the remote corners of Siberia. In 2022, during Russia's ongoing invasion of Ukraine, previously unknown footage from these trips was discovered in Kyiv. This valuable find becomes the starting point for the film essay about Russian imperialism, environmental destruction and oppression of the Indigenous population in Russian colonies.


The Sami Song of Survival (2025, dir. iara lee, Cultures of Resistance Films) 

The documentary tells the story of the Indigenous Sami people of Northern Europe—who live in a territory spanning parts of today’s Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Russia—and how they have used artistic resistance and organized protest in their struggle for survival. As they preserve ways of life built around reindeer herding, fishing, and a living tradition of shamanistic religious ritual, while also making space for the vibrant creativity of a new generation that is reinventing past cultural practices, Sami communities are proving that existence is resistance.

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For more information, call 845-758-6822, or e-mail [email protected].

Time: 8:00 pm – 9:30 pm EDT/GMT-4

Location: Weis Cinema

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