‘Twice Colonized’ Director Lin Alluna on Working With Inuit Activist Aaju Peter: ‘Your Story Is Your Power’
variety.comAddie Morfoot Contributor In 2015, Danish filmmaker Lin Alluna invited Aaju Peter out for a cup of coffee. Alluna didn’t know Peter but was “immediately captivated” by the Greenlandic Inuit lawyer and activist. “I was honored that she took time to meet with me, and those first hours I spent with Aaju were life-changing,” says Alluna. “She revealed hidden truths about myself and the history of my country that I knew I had to find a way to share.” So, in 2017, Alluna began filming Peter as she fought to defend the human rights of Indigenous peoples of the Arctic and also bring her colonizers in both Canada and Denmark to justice.
The result is “Twice Colonized,” a documentary about Peter’s fight for justice, her efforts to establish an Indigenous forum at the European Union and mend her own personal wounds.
Eight years after that cup of coffee, Alluna’s “Twice Colonized” is opening Copenhagen’s CPH:DOX. The 92-minute docu, which made its world premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in January, will play in CPH:DOX’s competition section, Next:Wave.
Alluna spoke with Variety about what motivated her to make “Twice Colonized,” her goals for the docu, and how Aaju helped shape the film. Will Aaju be at the CPH:DOX premiere? Yes.
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