Manori Ravindran International EditorAn Indigenous Canadian producer who was turned away from the Cannes red carpet for wearing traditional moccasins says he was made to feel like “a criminal” for representing his culture at the world’s foremost film festival.Vancouver-based producer Kelvin Redvers, who is a member of the Dene nation, was in line to walk the red carpet for the world premiere of Valeria Bruni Tedeschi’s “Les Amandiers” on Sunday (May 22) when he was stopped in his tracks by red carpet security.Redvers was part of a contingent of Indigenous producers who were in Cannes for the first time, pitching their projects and experiencing the festival. The group’s trip was backed by Canadian funding org Telefilm, Toronto-headquartered Indigenous Screen Office and Capilano University’s FILMBA program.
Saweetie Reflects On Dad Getting ‘Pulled Over’ And Treated Like ‘Less Of A Man’ By Police
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Saweetie shares her experience with racism.
She has a Black father and a mother of Filipina and Chinese descent. In a new interview for the May 2022 digital issue of Glamour UK, the “Best Friend” rapper opens up about her experiences growing up.
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“It’s something that I’ve witnessed since I was a kid,” Saweetie says. “I watched my dad get pulled over for no reason, get out of the car and him having to appear less of a man. He’s Superman to me, but when the cops come and pull him over, he has to confine to a certain type of submissiveness.
“It’s always angered me, experiencing that, watching the videos. But I’m actually thankful that we have phones now, because now the world is witnessing what Black and Brown and Asian communities go through behind the scenes.”
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Saweetie also discusses the benefits of the Crown Act introduced in California in 2019 which prohibits discrimination against people based on hairstyle and hair texture.
“It’ll impact them [people living in the state] for the better,” she says. “I know that a lot of women like us feel like they have to conform in the workplace. I don’t think that’s fair. Because whether your hair is straight, twisty or braided up, the work is going to get done regardless.”
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