Man Wearing a Helmet
Viewer Advice: Contains themes of racism and discrimination against First Nations people
Haunting fragments of colonial violence testify to First Nations trauma and survival in this unflinching short.
As Aboriginal boys are stolen from their families and brought to a rural mission, astonishingly visceral and discomforting truths about our collective past emerge. Sublimely shot on richly textured black-and-white 16mm film with an atmospheric soundscape, this short’s expressionistic, powerfully direct storytelling will linger in memory far beyond its brief running time.
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