Headdress

Name: Headdress
Genre: Documentary
Released: 06 May 2017
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Cast: JJ Neepin, Nadya Kwandibens

Filmmaker JJ Neepin recreates her great-grandfather’s portrait and explores the responsibility of wearing a headdress. 2017-05-06 Canada 6 minutes.

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Documentary woman director winnipeg cree cultural misappropriation short film

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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.

Year 2017

Studio JJNeepinFilms Inc

Director JJ Neepin

Crew JJ Neepin (Director), Justina Neepin (Producer), Ryan Herdman (Director of Photography), Nadya Kwandibens (Still Photographer), Luther Alexander (First Assistant Camera), Kirby Hammond (Sound Recordist)

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Language English