The Shirt
2003, English. Directed by Shelley Niro.
In "The Shirt" Kanien’kehaka (Mohawk) artist and director Shelley Niro parodies the archetypal tourist tee-shirt from the point of view of First Nations Peoples as an exploration into the lasting effects of European colonialism in North America. Facing the camera directly and poised against the landscape of “America”, an Aboriginal woman with biker-like accessories bears a sequential series of statements on her tee-shirt that together comprise a discourse on colonialism. The darkly ironic and yet brutally truthful messages of "The Shirt" draw attention to the history of invasion that indigenous peoples have experienced in North America.
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- 0h 6m
- Post-credits
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- Language
- English
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- Released
- 1 January 2003
- Country
- Canada
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- Shelley Niro
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The Shirt runs 6 minutes (0h 6m).
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The Shirt isn’t streaming on any OTT platform in India yet; it released on 1 January 2003. (Checked 11 November 2026.)
What movies are like The Shirt?
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Who directed The Shirt?
The Shirt (2003) was directed by Shelley Niro and stars Hulleah J. Tsinhnahjinnie, Veronica Passalacqua.