Film
Headdress
Canada- Director
- JJ Neepin
- Year
- 2017
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.
Top cast
Directed by
JJ Neepin
Written by
JJ Neepin
Produced by
Justina Neepin
