Trine Hamran is a freelance video/photo journalist living in Vadsø in northern Norway. She has been working for newspapers, radio and TV and has been traveling extensively in the Barents Region.
For Norwegian border inspector Frode Berg a border is more than a line on the map. After 24 years on duty it has become his biggest hobby to study borders around the world.
Neeta is a professional craftswoman, but her arts and crafts are much more than the creation of beautiful objects. It is also a tool for reclaiming Inari Sámi identity.
Olav Beddari has lived his life by a changing border. His neighbor Finland became Russia after the war, and he has personally felt the consequences of a changing political climate.
Antonina travels regularly to the Norwegian border town Kirkenes to sell goods. This is a dear income for many Russian women, but to uphold this tradition has met its challenges.
Anne has been fishing for wild salmon with her father since she was a child. As a sea salmon fisher, she is facing an insecure future in a dying profession.
Anders is a school dropout, but still demands recognition for the kind of knowledge he has got. School could never stimulate his interest in engines and technical stuff.
Trine has made her great passion, dog mushing, into a way of living. But along with her passion comes a worry about the growing industrial interest in the vast mineral resources of the north.
