Indigenous filmmaker turned away from Cannes red carpet for wearing moccasins

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A Vancouver-based Indigenous film producer says he was made to feel like a criminal after being turned away from the red carpet at the Cannes film festival — despite being invited to walk it.

His “crime” was wearing traditional moccasins with his tuxedo.

Kelvin Redvers, who is from the Northwest Territories and works in B.C., says he hopes the incident is a learning moment for event organizers. Richard Zussman has more.

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