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Headdress (2017)
Filmmaker JJ Neepin recreates her great-grandfather’s portrait and explores the responsibility of wearing a headdress.
6 minDocumentary
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.
Country: Canada
Director: JJ Neepin
Cast
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JJ Neepin
Herself
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Nadya Kwandibens
Herself
Keywords
Plot:woman directorwinnipegcreecultural misappropriationshort film
