BC Premiere
Using fashion as medicine for Vancouver’s Indigenous community, founder Joleen Mitton takes us behind-the-scenes at Vancouver Indigenous Fashion Week. Featuring interviews with Musqueam weaver and artist Debra Sparrow and Dene fashion designer D’arcy Moses.
Supported by
Community Partner
Joleen Mitton
Canada
2023
English
Indigenous & Community Access
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Credits
Producer
John Choi
Screenwriter
Sean Stiller
Cinematography
Sean Stiller
Original Music
David Schmidy
Editor
David Schmidt
Director
Sean Stiller
Sean Stiller is an award-winning filmmaker specializing in documentary, Indigenous, commercial and commissioned films. Over the past seven years he has worked on a variety of productions, from TV series to feature length films and branded documentary series, as well as his own original projects. He is a 2020 recipient of the HotDocs CrossCurrents fund. His first feature length documentary, Returning Home, won best Canadian feature documentary at the 2021 Vancouver International Film Festival, Calgary International Film Festival and the Edmonton International Film Festival. He is a member of the William’s Lake First Nation (T’exelc), part of the Secwépemc Nation.
VIFF Short Forum
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Short Forum 2: Anthropomaxx
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Short Forum 3: Workers of the World
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Short Forum 4: Immanence: A Life
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Short Forum 5: Somewhere Else
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Short Forum 6: Archive Lives!
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Short Forum 7: War at Home
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Short Forum 9: Big Time Sensuality
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Short Forum 10: Are the Kids Alright?
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