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Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

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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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Status: Released

Released Date: 2021-04-29

Runtime: 124 mins

Director: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers

Writer: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers

Spoken language: English

Genres: Documentary

Original title: Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

Production Companies: Téléfilm Canada, ONF | NFB

Production Countries: Canada

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