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Métis, Métis Not

Genre

Experimental

Directed By

Arlea Ashcroft

Date: Jul 2010
Length: 00:10:55
Process: Colour
Country: Canada
Shooting Format: HD
Sound Format: Music

Synopsis

Métis, Métis Not is a video documentation of the filmmaker’s lack of relationship with her cultural background. It explores her own myths, stereotypes, and clichés from reenacting the discovery of her native heritage to embracing her Métis-ness late in life, transforming into a Gift Shop Native Doll. The piece deals with feelings of guilt, lack of entitlement, and the filmmaker’s own naiveté at her personal cultural crossroads and what it means to be Métis.

Tags

Aboriginal, cultural identity, Metis, Mtis, self discovery

Credits

Director
Arlea Ashcroft
Writer
Arlea Ashcroft
Producer
Arlea Ashcroft
Cinematographer
Arlea Ashcroft, Ryan Simmons, Andrea von Wichert
Music
Heidi Phillips
Sound Design
Mike Wright

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