Twice Colonized
2023 - DENMARK/ CANADA/ GREENLAND - ENGLISH/ DANISH/ KALAALLISUT, INUKTITUT - 92 MINUTES
A FILM BY LIN ALLUNA
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Aaju Peter is a force of nature. She is a renowned Greenlandic Inuk lawyer, an activist, who defends the human rights of indigenous peoples of the Arctic, and the fierce protector of her ancestral lands. She works to bring her colonizers in both Canada and Denmark to justice, and deploys her effusive spirit and illuminating wit to provoke self-examination and personal responsibility among Westerners for imposing their colonial ways. As Aaju launches an effort to establish an indigenous forum at the European Union, she also embarks upon a complex and deeply personal journey to mend her own wounds, including the unexpected passing of her youngest son.
In this inspiring, emotionally powerful documentary, the beautiful lens of Director Lin Alluna journeys alongside an extraordinary human being as she plumbs through the social and personal wreckage of sanctioned white dominance, to find the strength â within her abilities, her community, and her own vulnerabilities â to transform her hardships and painful experiences and into something amazing that can inspire others who also struggle with the poisonous effects of colonialism.
Aaju Peter on Defending the Seal Hunt and Being an Unwilling Dane - Original Cin
10 Hot Docs hot picks - Toronto Star
Hot Docs 2023: Festival opener Twice Colonized offers a deeply intimate, powerful portrait of an Indigenous hero - Globe and Mail
âanother great addition to a growing number of works on the subjectâ - The Gate
âa deeply intimate, powerful portrait of an Indigenous heroâ - Globe and Mail
âAn Indigenous Activist Defends Her Peopleâs Rights While Tending to Personal Woundsâ - Variety
ââTwice Colonizedâ Brings Inuk Activist Aaju Peterâs Fight for Indigenous Reconciliation to the Big Screenâ -Everything Zoomer
âLawyer Aaju Peter on her healing and reconciliation journey in âTwice Colonizedâ docâ - Toronto Star
âCanadian documentary Twice Colonized might be the most raw, personal film you will see this yearâ - Globe and Mail
âBoth Heartrending and Buoyantâ - Exclaim
âa stunning portraitâ - National Observer