Reindeer Movies

Standing in the heart of the girdnu (reindeer corral) surrounded by reindeer moving in a circular motion, the viewer will experience a sense of the...

Classic holiday tale about a flying reindeer who helps Santa Claus. An interpretation of Robert L. May's 1939 Christmas poem, this animated short was...

An adventurous tale in which Spot and his friends help Santa find his special Christmas sleigh.

Follow Robbie as he sets out to discover a mythical tribe of lost Viking warriors to help him save his friends from another dastardly plot by the...

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...

Nollaí tells the story of a young Irish deer who lives with a family of humans, as he embarks on a journey of self-discovery to find out where...

In this ultimate guide to Scandinavia travelers Megan McCormick, Ian Wright and Neil Gibson explore Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Lapland, Finland and the...

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

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...

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

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.

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

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

1902, cinematography by Frank Ormiston-Smith

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 critical look at the human-nature relationship in the tundra.

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

Two children sneak out of their bedroom on the night of December 24th, so they can ask Santa Claus what he does the rest of the year. Santa tells the...