The Shirt
20036m
Documentary
- Runtime
- 6m
- Genre
- Documentary
- Origin
- Canada
About
In "The Shirt" Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) artist and director Shelley Niro parodies the archetypal tourist tee-shirt from the point of view of First Nations Peoples as an exploration into the lasting effects of European colonialism in North America. Facing the camera directly and poised against the landscape of “America”, an Aboriginal woman with biker-like accessories bears a sequential series of statements on her tee-shirt that together comprise a discourse on colonialism. The darkly ironic and yet brutally truthful messages of "The Shirt" draw attention to the history of invasion that indigenous peoples have experienced in North America.
Where to watch
Not available to stream in United States yet.
Details
- Director
- Shelley Niro
- Writing
- Shelley Niro
- Status
- Released
- Released
- Jan 1, 2003
Cast
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