Reindeer Movies

This Norwegian documentary was released in other countries as Lapland Calendar. In Disneyesque fashion, the film details the day-to-day existence of...

Follows the life of a pauper child Vike Nilonpoika from the early 1900's to the 1960s. During this time he works as a lumberjack in Lapland after...

Sixteen year old Sergei is the son of Boris, the head of the Batagi clan of reindeer breeders. Awarded the title of herdsman, with the clan's largest...

A short film about Lapland

On Christmas Eve, Santa feeds his reindeer and loads his sleigh, before going on his journey to deliver toys to the children of the world.

The Trolls and the Christmas Express is an animated classic about six roguish trolls who are determined to sabotage Christmas by infiltrating Santa's...

Larry the Reindeer thinks he can fill Santa’s shoes, but he’s about to get more than he bargained for! When Mighty Bunion, the wicked...

Wildlife cameraman Gordon Buchanan travels to the frozen north, deep inside the Arctic Circle, to meet the ancient Sami people and the animals they...

A film about the daily life of reindeer herders and the harsh nature of the northern tundra, about the hardships and challenges faced by people...

In a remote Sámi village high in the mountains, 20-year-old Ejva inherits her late father's reindeer herd. As she struggles to keep the herd...

A light and informative film about the reindeers of east Iceland, their lives and lifestyle, and an inexperienced hunter goes on his first hunting...

A story from the wilderness, where conditions of survival challenge the rules of modern society, Wolf is a contemporary drama set in northern...

Also known as Reindeer Time and Inheritance, this 9-minute short by Arne Sucksdorff documents the Sámi people’s autumn migration as they...

Laila is an innocent Lappish girl and the only daughter of a reindeer herder. During World War II, Laila rescues a crashed German fighter pilot,...

Everyday wintertime life of Sámi reindeer herder Inka Länta and her family, mingling authentic and fictionalized takes.

Every winter for decades, the Northwest Territories, in the Canadian Far North, changes its face. While the landscape is covered with snow and lakes...

Documentary following a community of herders in the Scottish Highlands preparing young reindeer for their first Christmas, including an orphaned...

A lyrical and haunting portrait of reindeer herding in the twilight expanses of the Lappish wilderness.

The third and final part of a trilogy based on Arctic creation myths. The film is a multifaceted tissue weave of myths and traditions reflected in...