People of the Reindeer: The Wind from the West

Trek across the frost-kissed wilds with People of the Reindeer: The Wind from the West, a tender archival film—previously titled The Wind from the West and released in Swedish as Vinden från väster—complete with a teacher’s guide, that follows the Laplanders’ spring migration into the mountains with their reindeer herds. This mid-century gem sweeps you to Scandinavia’s icy expanse: hooves crunch snow, bells jingle as the herd surges upward, Laplanders in fur guide their shaggy charges toward summer pastures. Amid this timeless rite, a young boy lingers behind, tethered to a school desk—his pencil stalls, eyes drift, lost in daydreams of grand adventures: racing beside reindeer, scaling peaks, braving winds that whisper tales of the wild. With evocative footage and gentle narration, the film weaves a tale of duty and dreams, a mid-20th-century window into a people tethered to nature’s rhythm. Archival Moments revives this reindeer road—subscribe to roam more from the trails of history!