Harstad Kino, screen 2.

In the sterile storage of museums and archives our ancestor’s remains struggle to find their way home. The film follows eleven indigenous repatriation specialists that make up MACPRA (Michigan Anishinaabek Cultural Preservation & Repatriation Alliance) fighting to rebury and return ancestors from settler-colonial libraries, archives, and museums. Through an essayistic approach the film lays bare the history of indigenous collections, the laws passed to ensure return of human remains and funerary objects, and vérité portraits of the righteous and courageous individuals doing the hard and emotionally draining work of bringing our ancestors back home.

The film will be introduced by Abirami Logendran, an Oslo-based curator, critic, and artist. In 2027, she will assume the role of artistic director at Fotogalleriet in Oslo.

Language: Anishinaabemowin, English

Subtitles: English

Runtime: 1h 20m

Genre: Documentary

Country: USA, Denmark

Year: 2026

Director: Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil

Cinematography: Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil

Producer: Steve Holmgren, Adam Khalil, Zack Khalil, Grace Remington, Jacque Clark, Franny Alfano

Age limit: 15