Located on Meteorite Island, off the northern shores of Melville Bay, the settlement had 55 inhabitants in 2020.

[1] In the Greenlandic language, the name Savissivik means "Place of Meteoric Iron" or "Knives",[2] alluding to the numerous meteorite fragments that have been found in the area dating to about 10,000 years ago.

[3] Air Greenland operates settlement flights to Qaanaaq Airport via Pituffik Space Base.

Transfers at the airbase are subject to access restrictions by the Danish Foreign Ministry.

[7] The film follows a local hunter, Olennguaq Kristensen, and highlights the climate and cultural change underway in Northwest Greenland.