Environmental Humanities gathering #90: Kristin Harila x AMAP Arctic Youth Expedition, screening and discussion
The UiT Environmental Humanities Research Group welcomes to a screening of the short film Kristin Harila x AMAP Arctic Youth Expedition Movie (dir. Minetta Westerlund, 2025) and to a discussion with Rolf Rødven.
In January 2025 the world record holding climber and adventurer Kristin Harila and 9 youth from different parts of the world set out skiing through the spectacular polar night to face the challenges of climate change, both by finding their way through the harsh Arctic winter but mostly finding their internal roadmap together through their own concerns and fears. This Arctic-style road movie provides a feel-good approach to how we can turn resignation into action when facing one of our biggest future challenges.
The film was launched at the Tromsø International Film Festival 2026, and won the award for best young director at the Global Trend Climate Change Film Festival, Bangladesh, 2026.