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MOVIE

Headdress

Filmmaker JJ Neepin recreates her great-grandfather’s portrait and explores the responsibility of wearing a headdress.

For First Nations communities, the headdress bears significant meaning. It's a powerful symbol of hard-earned leadership and responsibility. As filmmaker JJ Neepin prepares to wear her grandfather's headdress for a photo shoot she reflects on lessons learned and the thoughtless ways in which the tradition has been misappropriated.

Release Date

2017-05-06

Year

2017

Duration

6m

Status

Released

Score

0.00

#woman-director#winnipeg#cree#cultural-misappropriation#short-film

Cast

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JJ Neepin

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Nadya Kwandibens