Banchi Hanuse

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Banchi Hanuse

Banchi Hanuse is an award-winning Nuxalk filmmaker known for her documentary shorts. She is the founder of Q'umk'uts' (Bella Coola)'s Nuxalk Radio, a radio station keeping the Nuxalk language alive.

Known For

CeremonyCeremony · 2026
Ceremony
★ 10.02026
MovieDocumentary
When the Nuxalk trace their vanished ooligan alongside a land claim filed the day smallpox arrived, their radio station becomes courtroom, confessional and conjuring ground, where an older law insists: the fish and the people return together or not at all.
Nuxalk RadioNuxalk Radio · 2020
Nuxalk Radio
2020
MovieDocumentary
A day in the life of 91.1, Nuxalk Radio, a radio station built to help keep the Nuxalk language alive while broadcasting the laws of the lands and waters.
Cry RockCry Rock · 2010
Cry Rock
2010
MovieDocumentary
In the Bella Coola Valley, a haunting legend endures through generations as a filmmaker reckons with whether the stories of her ancestors can survive being held or if they were never meant to be captured.
Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the SunAitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun · 2023
Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun
2023
MovieDocumentary
Raised on horseback in Blackfoot Territory and coached by her father, Logan Red Crow fights to become the first woman to ride the Indian Relay at the Calgary Stampede, a breathtaking, bone-breaking sport where riders vault from horse to horse at full gallop.
Finding DawnFinding Dawn · 2006
Finding Dawn
2006
MovieDocumentary
Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh puts a human face on a national tragedy: the murders and disappearances of an estimated 500 Aboriginal women in Canada over the past 30 years. Explores the deep historical, social, and economic factors that contribute to this epidemic of violence against Native women.

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