How Greenland became visible on screen – and why who films it matters

How Greenland became visible on screen – and why who films it matters

Greenlandic settlements like Aasiaat have long attracted outside filmmakers and photographers. UnsplashIn recent years, Kalaallit Nunaat, as Greenland is known in Kalaallisut (Greenlandic), has come under ever intensifying scrutiny — featuring in debates about geopolitics, climate change and natural resources. As US interest in the island continues, the EU is now stepping into the fray, with Ursula von der Leyen, the president of the European Co…