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Elle鈥揗谩ij谩 shares her own process of narrative sovereignty as an Indigenous filmmaker, a process rooted in conversation, deep listening, accountability and that is also respectful of community protocols. She also talks about how she implemented the Blackfoot concept of K铆mmapiiyipitssini, working from a place of empathy, love and understanding, to her practice and how her previous works influenced this film. 

K铆mmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy

Elle鈥揗谩ij谩 Tailfeathers鈥� film witnesses radical and profound change in her community. K铆mmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy is an intimate portrait of survival, love and the collective work of healing in the Kainai First Nation in Southern Alberta, a Blackfoot community facing the impacts of substance use and a drug-poisoning epidemic.

Community members active in addiction and recovery, first responders and medical professionals implement harm reduction to save lives. This work is contextualized within the historical and contemporary impacts of settler colonialism; K铆mmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy draws a connecting line between the effects of colonial violence on Blackfoot land and people and the ongoing substance-use crisis.

Held in love and hope for the future, K铆mmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy asks the audience to be a part of this remarkable change with the community.