Nadine Arpin
Two-spirited, Red River Basin Métis filmmaker Nadine Arpin discusses the magic of animation, and how they use the medium to tell honest, vulnerable stories.
Episode 7 of the The Hats We Wear podcast, hosted by Emily Palmer, titled "Nadine Arpin" was published on December 8, 2021 and runs 20 minutes.
December 8, 2021 ·20m · The Hats We Wear
Summary
Two-spirited, Red River Basin Métis filmmaker Nadine Arpin discusses the magic of animation, and how they use the medium to tell honest, vulnerable stories.
Episode Description
Wiiya's current project, Eve Zaremba’s Dyke Detective, follows the origin story of the 1978 graphic novel character Helen Keremos, an Indigenous lesbian detective. Nadine reveals their personal connection to the character, as they describe their grief surrounding the loss of a friend - an Indigenous woman in Sioux Lookout whose death went unsolved.
Nadine is a graduate of the NSI IndigiDocs program.
Wiiya: Michef pronoun, they/them
Trigger warning: This episode contains discussions surrounding trauma and violence against Indigenous women.