Headdress
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.
Country: US, CA
Genre: Documentary
Release: 2017-05-06
Director: JJ Neepin
Production: JJNeepinFilms Inc
Cast: JJ Neepin, Nadya Kwandibens
Tagline: Filmmaker JJ Neepin recreates her great-grandfather’s portrait and explores the responsibility of wearing a headdress.
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