Wiigiwaam
Anna-Celestrya Carr
Canada, 2023, 4 min.
This film is family friendly.
Wiigiwaam is a visual project that follows an Indigenous artist and her family as they construct a wigwam using non-traditional materials. The installation serves as a powerful statement, inspiring a larger series that explores the artist's identity as a woman, an Indigenous person, and a creative individual.
Director's Statement
Her latest film, Wiigiwaam, is a visual project that follows an Indigenous artist and her family as they construct a wigwam using non-traditional materials. The installation makes a powerful statement and inspires a larger series that explores the artist's identity as a woman, an Indigenous person, and a creative individual.
Category: Documentary.
Themes: Indigenous, Architecture, Family.
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