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Twice Colonized

Directed by Lin Alluna
Film Movement
2023
92 Minutes
Denmark, Canada, Greenland
English, Greenlandic, Inuktitut, Danish
Documentary
Not Rated
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Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. When her son suddenly dies, Aaju embarks on a journey to reclaim her language and culture after a lifetime of whitewashing and forced assimilation. But is it possible to change the world and mend your own wounds at the same time?

Director & Cast

  • Director: Lin Alluna
  • Starring: Aaju Peter

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Reviews

  • "It’s a brave and generous undertaking from Peter, which is handled with respect and sensitivity by Alluna."
    Wendy Ide, Screen Daily
  • "What resonates as clearly as it did in Angry Inuk is Peter’s strength."
    Pat Mullen, POV Magazine
  • "A powerful, intimate film with direct access to the fearless Aaju Peter... Twice Colonized is a powerful exploration of cultural trauma. "
    John Fink, The Film Stage
  • "A film that is empowering, educating and insightful, all at once."
    Barry Hertz, Toronto Globe and Mail
  • "“Twice Colonized” has a curiosity and a complexity that distinguish it from various other admiring activist portraits in the documentary sphere...."
    Guy Lodge, Variety
  • "Watching Aaju Peter in her efforts and reflections becomes an emotional, artful journey."
    Nick Allen, RogerEbert.com
  • "Like Angry Inuk before it (another collaboration with this film’s producer Althea Arnaaquq-Baril), Twice Colonized does an exceptional job of breaking down colonizer mindsets and diving deeply into trauma informed behaviours across generations."
    Andrew Parker, The Gate
  • "TWICE COLONIZED begins with a childhood lost but expands into something much much more, where spectres of an individual’s past bleed into the collective horrors of the present."
    Clarence Tsui, The Film Verdict
Nominated
Grand Jury Prize
Sundance Film Festival
Nominated
POLITIKEN:DOX Award
CPH:DOX
Nominated
NEXT:WAVE Award
CPH:DOX
Nominated
Best Documentary
Jerusalem Film Festival
Official Selection
Hot Docs Film Festival
Official Selection
Docs Against Gravity Film Festival
Official Selection
Movies That Matter Festival
Official Selection
Sheffield Doc Fest

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