# Skoden

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***#skoden*** is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Damien Eagle Bear and released in 2025.[1] The film is a portrait of Pernell Bad Arm, a homeless [Kainai](/source/Kainai_Nation) man in [Lethbridge](/source/Lethbridge), [Alberta](/source/Alberta), who attained viral internet fame in the 2010s when an image of him confronting a photographer briefly became an anti-indigenous racist meme, before being reclaimed by indigenous youth as a symbol of pride and resistance.[2]

In an essay for [CBC Arts](/source/CBC_Arts), Eagle Bear explained his desire to help flesh out and expand the understanding of a man who was known to the general public more as a symbol than as a real person.[3]

The film premiered in the Canadian Spectrum competition at the 2025 [Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival](/source/Hot_Docs_Canadian_International_Documentary_Festival),[4] where Damien Eagle Bear won the [Earl A. Glick Emerging Canadian Filmmaker Award](/source/Earl_A._Glick_Emerging_Canadian_Filmmaker_Award).[5]

## References

1. Marc Glassman, ["#skoden Review: The Man Behind the Meme"](https://povmagazine.com/skoden-review-the-man-behind-the-meme/). *[Point of View](/source/Point_of_View_(magazine))*, May 1, 2025.

1. Alex Nino Gheciu, ["'#Skoden' doc shows 'kind and gentle' side of unhoused Indigenous man who became a meme"](https://www.princegeorgecitizen.com/film-news/skoden-doc-shows-kind-and-gentle-side-of-unhoused-indigenous-man-who-became-a-meme-10576917). *[Prince George Citizen](/source/Prince_George_Citizen)*, April 29, 2025.

1. Damien Eagle Bear, ["Why I needed to tell the story of Pernell Bad Arm, the extraordinary man behind the #skoden meme"](https://www.cbc.ca/arts/damien-eagle-bear-skoden-cutaways-1.7520624). [CBC Arts](/source/CBC_Arts), April 29, 2025.

1. Leo Barraclough, ["‘Parade: Queer Acts of Love & Resistance’ to Lead Hot Docs Lineup, Featuring 35 World Premieres"](https://variety.com/2025/film/global/hot-docs-32nd-edition-lineup-1236347476/). *[Variety](/source/Variety_(magazine))*, March 25, 2025.

1. Matthew Carey, ["Hot Docs Announces Prizes: Awards Go To ‘I, Poppy,’ ‘River Of Grass,’ ‘Paul,’ ‘Khartoum’ And More"](https://deadline.com/2025/05/2025-hot-docs-awards-announcement-1236384516/). *[Deadline Hollywood](/source/Deadline_Hollywood)*, May 2, 2025.

## External links

- [Skoden](https://www.imdb.com/title/tt36482200/) at IMDb

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