A woman covers her eyes with tattooed hands
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Twice Colonized

Opening Night Film
Monday, May 1, 2023 3:30 PM
CC ASL
Renowned Greenlandic Inuk lawyer Aaju Peter is a force of nature in her quest to bring her two colonizers, Canada and Denmark, to justice. Can she change the world and mend her own wounds at the same time?
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Closed Captions Icon  Showing with closed captions. The intro and Q&A on May 1 will include ASL interpretation.

Opening Night Screening: April 27, 6:30 PM

Catch the Canadian premiere screening of our opening night film, Twice Colonized, including an exclusive Q&A with director Lin Alluna and special guests from the film.


About the film
Aaju Peter is a force of nature. Upon the sudden and tragic death of her son, this fierce protector of her ancestral lands and renowned Greenlandic Inuk lawyer and activist embarks on a journey to bring her colonizing countries, Canada and Denmark, to justice, and to reclaim her language and culture. In her efforts to establish an Indigenous forum at the European Union, she must first confront the wounds inflicted upon her by colonization and navigate through existing white dominance. Finding strength within her own vulnerabilities, Aaju rises from the devastation of colonialism to unite Indigenous activists in the North in her fight for future generations. While director Lin Alluna approaches the story with a deeply sensitive lens, Aaju maintains powerful agency over her own story. In a film that unites Greenland, Denmark and Canada as production countries, Twice Colonized becomes a powerful catalyst for future conversations around colonization and filmmaking. Heather Haynes

This documentary includes challenging and/or triggering subject matter. Our Active Listeners are available if you’d like to speak with someone after viewing the film. All conversations with Active Listeners are confidential.



Film Info
Runtime:92
Copyright:2023
Country Listing:Denmark
Canada
Greenland
Premiere Status:Canadian Premiere
Landing Page:https://hotdocs.ca/whats-on/hot-docs-festival/films/2023/twice-colonized
Festival Info
Festival Year:2023
Language:English
Danish
Inuktitut
Kalaallisut
Accessibility:Closed Captions
ASL Intro/Q&A
Partial Subtitles
Program Category:Special Presentations
Website:https://www.twicecolonized.com
Cast/Crew Info
Director(s):Lin Alluna
Producer(s):Emile Hertling Péronard
Alethea Arnaquq-Baril
Stacey Aglok MacDonald
Bob Moore
Executive Producer(s):Inuk Silis Høegh
Mila Aung-Thwin
Daniel Cross
Aaju Peter
Associate Producer(s):Katie McKay
Line Producer:Valerie Shamash
Writer(s):Aaju Peter
Lin Alluna
Editor(s):Mark Bukdahl
Cinematography:Lin Alluna
David Bauer
Glauco Bermudez
Iris Ng
Composer:Olivier Alary
Johannes Malfatti
Celina Kalluk
Sound:Benoît Dame
Catherine Van Der Donckt