Kímmapiiyipitssini: 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, first responders and medical professionals implement harm reduction to save lives.
Kímmapiiyipitssini: 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, the film asks the audience to be a part of this remarkable change with the community.
Audience Award, HotDocs; Best Canadian Director, DOXA
- Year2021
- Runtime125 minutes
- FilmmakerElle–Máijá Tailfeathers
Kímmapiiyipitssini: 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, first responders and medical professionals implement harm reduction to save lives.
Kímmapiiyipitssini: 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, the film asks the audience to be a part of this remarkable change with the community.
Audience Award, HotDocs; Best Canadian Director, DOXA
- Year2021
- Runtime125 minutes
- FilmmakerElle–Máijá Tailfeathers
