Banchi Hanuse

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Banchi Hanuse
EducationSchool of Art
Alma materUniversity of British Columbia
Known forDocumentary Film

Banchi Hanuse is a Canadian indigenous filmmaker.

Early life and education[]

Hanuse holds a Bachelor of Arts in First Nations Studies from the University of British Columbia. She currently resides in Bella Coola.[1]

Hanuse has worked at the National Film Board of Canada (NFB) as a production assistant and project coordinator. Her most well known projects at the NFB include the Finding Dawn, directed by Christine Welsh and Our World, a digital storytelling workshop for remote Indigenous communities.[2]

Haunse also helped found Nuxalk Radio, a radio station based out of the Nuxalk village of Q'umk'uts' (Bella Coola).[3]

Career[]

Work[]

Cry Rock, Hanuse' most well known cinematic work, premiered at the National Geographic All Roads Film Festival. Cry Rock is a film documenting the life of Hanuse's grandmother, one of the few remaining speakers of the Nuxalk language in Canada.[4]

Awards and nominations[]

  • Canada Council for the Arts grant (2011)
  • Best Documentary Short Subject for Cry Rock, Yorkton Film Festival's Golden Sheaf Award (2011)
  • Best Documentary Short for Cry Rock, Vancouver Women in Film Festival (2011)
  • Nominated, Best Documentary Short, American Indian Film Festival (2010)[5]
  • Best Documentary Short, Vancouver Women in Film Festival (2010)[6]

References[]

  1. ^ Norris, Jordan Wilson and Matthew. "Cry Rock at UBC | Aboriginal Portal". aboriginal.ubc.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  2. ^ "Banchi Hanuse | National Museum of the American Indian". filmcatalog.nmai.si.edu. Archived from the original on 2018-03-17. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  3. ^ "Q&A with Banchi Hanuse, Nuxalk Radio 91.1 FM Bella Coola | BC Musician Magazine BC Musician Magazine is a very different music & arts magazine. We have a cadre of volunteers around the province who help with story ideas, photography, album reviews, and magazine distribution". www.bcmusicianmag.com. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  4. ^ "Six emerging Aboriginal artists in Canada who are inspiring change". National Post. 2013-06-21. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  5. ^ "Native American Film + Video Festival - Banchi Hanuse". nmai.si.edu. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
  6. ^ "Banchi Hanuse – THE WORLD ANEW". www.cineworks.ca. Retrieved 2018-03-14.
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