Headdress (2017)

Headdress

20176m
Short

JJ Neepin is a female Indigenous filmmaker recreating her great-grandfather's portrait of him wearing a headdress, with the help of Nadya Kwandibens of Red Works Photography. The Headdress is a powerful symbol that has great meaning within First Nation communities and JJ hopes to start an ongoing conversation on the topic of cultural appropriation and tradition.

Runtime
6m
Released
2017

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Release year: 2017

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JJ Neepin is a female Indigenous filmmaker recreating her great-grandfather's portrait of him wearing a headdress, with the help of Nadya Kwandibens of Red Works Photography. The Headdress is a powerful symbol that has great meaning within First Nation communities and JJ hopes to start an ongoing conversation on the topic of cultural appropriation and tradition.

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