Headdress
Filmmaker JJ Neepin recreates her great-grandfather’s portrait and explores the responsibility of wearing a headdress.
Sinopse
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.
- 0
- 2017
- Released
- 0h 6m
Status
Released
Original Language
en
Keywords
- #woman director
- #winnipeg
- #cree
- #cultural misappropriation
- #short film
