Headdress 2017

  • 2017-05-06
  • 6m
  • JJ Neepin
  • JJ Neepin
  • Canada
  • English
  • JJNeepinFilms Inc
  • Documentary, Short
Filmmaker JJ Neepin recreates her great-grandfather’s portrait and explores the responsibility of wearing a 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.

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