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Regina Selects - Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
In-person
Film & video Indigenous InterculturalDate and time
Location
RPL Film Theatre
2311 12th Avenue
Regina, SK
Access
Free.
Offered in English.
Wheelchair accessible.
About
Free Admission | Wednesday October 5 - 7:00 PM CST | Canada | 2021 | 125min | STC | Directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Introduced by Louise BigEagle
Stream this film for free any time, any day with your RPL library card on NFB. https://www.nfb.ca/film/kimmapiiyipitssini-the-meaning-of-empathy/
Follow filmmaker Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers as she creates an intimate portrait of her community and the impacts of the substance use and overdose epidemic. Witness the change brought by community members with substance-use disorder, first responders and medical professionals as they strive for harm reduction in the Kainai First Nation.
Introduction by Louise BigEagle: I chose this film because society is getting ravaged by drug addiction, especially meth, it’s separating loved ones and creating rifts in communities. The residential school systems have had a lasting effect on Indigenous communities and its traumas will never be forgetten, some tend to try erase those memories by alcohol and drugs, creating addictions that last for years and have stripped people from their indigenous identity.
Louise BigEagle is a nakota/cree from ocean man First Nations, currently residing in Regina, Sk. They are a filmmaker and writer who’s interests are indigenous storytelling. Louise is Programming and Mentorship Coordinator at Saskatchewan Film Pool.
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RPL Film Theatre
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FREE ADMISSION
We acknowledge the support of the Saskatchewan Arts Board and funding partners SaskCulture and Saskatchewan Lotteries, whose contributions help the arts thrive in this province.
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
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