Banchi Hanuse is a Canadian indigenous filmmaker.
Banchi Hanuse | |
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| Education | School of Art |
| Alma mater | University of British Columbia |
| Known for | Documentary Film |
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]
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]