Banchi Hanuse on Tracing Loss, Memory, and Indigenous Resilience in ‘Ceremony’

Fresh from winning the Audience Award at SXSW, Canadian Documentary Ceremony is a story of Indigenous resilience and awakening. Ceremony centres around a remote Nuxalk radio station in British Columbia’s Bella Coola Valley. The story unfolds when the radio station reports on the disappearance of the ooligan, a sacred fish, which uncovers a deeper history […]

More of a Chat with Brishkay Ahmed

Brishkay Ahmed is a rare and vital presence in Canadian documentary filmmaking. An Afghan – Canadian filmmaker based in Vancouver, Ahmed has spent over a decade venturing where few dare to go. Her work is driven by an unwavering commitment to the women whose stories the world has too often chosen to ignore. Trained in […]

Venturing into the ‘Art of Adventure’ with Filmmaker Alison Reid

‘The Art of Adventure’ is a film which opens a vivid window onto a planet once wild and unscarred. It is also a testament to a bond formed through curiosity, courage and love of nature through the lens of an extraordinary lifelong friendship between world-renowned wildlife artist Robert Bateman and fearless biologist Bristol Foster.  Through […]