Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy (2021)
- Directed by
- Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- Canada
- Runtime
- 1h 28m
- Rated
- 18A
- Rating
- 9.0 of 10 from 1 voters
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
The film centers on the opioid crisis and its impact on the director's home community, the Kainai Nation in Alberta. It follows the experiences of families and frontline workers dealing with addiction and loss.
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What happens
Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and released in 2021. The film centres on the opioid crisis, and its effects on Tailfeathers' home Kainai Nation community in Alberta. The film premiered at the 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it was named one of five winners of the Rogers Audience Award, and Tailfeathers won the Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award. It was subsequently screened at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, where Tailfeathers won the Colin Low Award for Best Canadian Director. At the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, it was cowinner, alongside Franz Böhm's film Dear Future Children, of the Inspiring Voices and Perspectives award. It was a nominee for the DGC Discovery Award at the 2021 Directors Guild of Canada awards. The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary, and was nominated for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Patrick McLaughlin) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Hans Olson), at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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