Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

2021•2h 4m•9.0/10

Documentary

Ratings

🎬TMDb

9.0/10(1)

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.

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Production

Téléfilm Canada, ONF | NFB

Language

EN

Status

Released

Release Date

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Cast

Esther Tailfeathers

Self

Kirby Manyfingers

Self

Tim Tailfeathers

Self

Darwin Fisher

Self

Lynda LaPretre

Self

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