TORONTO - A Dene filmmaker says he was “disappointed” and “close to tears” when security at the Cannes Film Festival blocked him from walking the red carpet while dressed in a pair of moccasins. He says he was only allowed to walk the carpet if he swapped out his moccasins for a pair of formal shoes that Cannes deemed appropriate. The group, who were in Cannes with the support of Telefilm, the Indigenous Screen Office, and Capilano University’s FILMBA program, then headed to the red carpet. After getting past the first security checkpoint, Redvers pulled off his pair of street shoes and stepped into his moccasins. “I just couldn’t stop thinking about not being allowed to represent my culture on the red carpet on this world stage.”“I was pretty close to tears and quite upset,” he added.

Source: thestar May 29, 2022 14:02 UTC