Pink:Diss

Pink:Diss

6 mins | Comedy | Nov. 30, 2017

The colour pink has been ascribed many meanings, from a reflection of the feminine to a symbol of reclaimed humanity by LGBTQ2S communities. In his latest work, avant-garde filmmaker John Greyson explores the colonial implications of the colour pink, from its association with activist movements to its colouring of the water in Grassy Narrows due to mercury poisoning. Pink this.

Pink:Diss

6 mins | Comedy | Nov. 30, 2017

Pink:Diss
The colour pink has been ascribed many meanings, from a reflection of the feminine to a symbol of reclaimed humanity by LGBTQ2S communities. In his latest work, avant-garde filmmaker John Greyson explores the colonial implications of the colour pink, from its association with activist movements to its colouring of the water in Grassy Narrows due to mercury poisoning. Pink this.
Producers CBC
Original title Pink:Diss
Directors John Greyson
Writers John Greyson

Cast

Alexander Chapman

as Miss Pried / Ms. Pryde

Kiley May

as Ms. Pynk