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Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers and released in 2021.[1] The film centres on the opioid crisis, and its effects on Tailfeathers' home Kainai Nation community in Alberta.[2]

Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy
Directed by	Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Written by	Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Produced by	David Christensen Lori Lozinski Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers
Cinematography	Patrick McLaughlin
Edited by	Hans Olson
Music by	Chandra Melting Tallow
Release date	April 29, 2021 (2021-04-29) (Hot Docs)
Running time	88 minutes
Country	Canada
Languages	English Blackfoot

The film premiered at the 2021 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival,[2] where it was named one of five winners of the Rogers Audience Award.[3] It was subsequently screened at the DOXA Documentary Film Festival, where Tailfeathers won the Colin Low Award for Best Canadian Director.[4]

At the 2021 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival, it was cowinner, alongside Franz Böhm's film Dear Future Children, of the Inspiring Voices and Perspectives award.[5]

It was a nominee for the DGC Discovery Award at the 2021 Directors Guild of Canada awards.[6] The film won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Feature Length Documentary,[7] and was nominated for Best Cinematography in a Documentary (Patrick McLaughlin) and Best Editing in a Documentary (Hans Olson),[8] at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.

References

External links

• Kímmapiiyipitssini: The Meaning of Empathy at IMDb

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