"Filmmaker JJ Neepin recreates her great-grandfather’s portrait and explores the responsibility of wearing a headdress."06 May 2017Factual6 mins
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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Headdress: A filmmaker recreates her great-grandfather’s portrait | Short Docs
JJ Neepin is a female Indigenous filmmaker. With the help of photographer Nadya Kwandibens JJ plans to recreate her great-grandfather's portrait.
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