Helen Haig-Brown
Helen Haig-Brownis aTsilhqot'infilmmaker[1][2]working primarily with indigenous andFirst Nationsthemes.[3]Many of these derive from her maternal roots in the Tsilhqot'in First Nation.
Early life and education[edit]
Helen Haig-Brown is from the Yunesit'in community of the Tsilhqot'in Nation in British Columbia, Canada. She is the granddaughter of naturalistRoderick Haig-Brown[4]and daughter ofAlan Haig-Brown.She graduated from the Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking (IIDF) program[5]atCapilano University.[6]
Career in film[edit]
Haig-Brown's short dramaThe Cave(?E?Anx)received funding from theNational Film Boardand BC Native Arts Council.[7]It was selected for screening at the2011 Sundance Film Festivaland at Berlinale 2010.[8]In 2009?E?Anxwas named one ofCanada's Top TenShort Films by theToronto International Film Festival.
Haig-Brown has directed a number of independent documentary films as well as serving as director of photography on others. She contributed to the Knowledge Networks seriesOur First Voices,with three scripted and directed works in addition to serving as director of photography on the work of colleagues.[9]A recent collaboration with her aunt Dr. Celia Haig-Brown ofYork Universityresulted in Pelq'ilc, an account of theSecwepemcNation's language revitalization programs.[10]Earlier works includedSu Naa (My Big Brother)(2005) which she wrote and directed.[11]She completed a feature film,My Legacy,examining the universal and personal theme of mother-daughter relations.[12][13]The film was screened at theVictoria Film Festival,[14]and was shown on the APTN Network in 2014.[15]The film is supported by an interactive web page.
The filmEdge of the Knife,co-directed by Haig-Brown andGwaai Edenshaw,premiered at the2018 Toronto International Film Festival.[16]The film was named to the Canada's Top Ten list for 2018,[17]and the duo won theVancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director of a Canadian Film.[18]
Notes[edit]
- ^"“People on the Pipeline” films screened in Kelowna ".Okanagan Life,January 2, 2015
- ^"Evolution in Indigenous filmmaking"..Toronto Film Scene,by Prerana Das | October 20, 2014
- ^Sovereign Screens: Aboriginal Media on the Canadian West CoastBy Kristin L. Dowell
- ^"'It's living and breathing in this generation': A conversation with Helen Haig-Brown".Rabble,By Christina Turner| January 30, 2014.
- ^"Helen Haig-Brown | National Museum of the American Indian".filmcatalog.nmai.si.edu.Retrieved2016-11-24.
- ^"My Legacy screens Saturday".Williams Lake Tribune,Gaeil Farrar, March 5, 2014
- ^Scott A. Gray,"Sci-Fi: Out There".Exclaim!,June 1, 2010.
- ^Tsilhqot’in Helen Haig-Brown Splashes at Sundance – ICTMN
- ^Our First Voices – Shorts | Knowledge NetworkArchived2012-12-27 at theWayback Machine
- ^Pelq’ilc: Coming Home | Faculty of Education
- ^Su Naa (My Big Brother) | IsumaTV
- ^"Victoria Film Festival an enduring attraction in the download age".Michael D. Reid /Times Colonist,February 4, 2015.
- ^"Sneak peek at Victoria film fest: Opening gala to feature Boychoir".Michael D. Reid /Times Colonist,December 19, 2014.
- ^"Women’s voices dominate film festival’s Indigenous program".Coastal Spectator,February 11, 2015
- ^"My Legacy Interview with Courageous Filmmaker Helen Haig-Brown".Muskrat Magazine,February 05, 2014
- ^"First feature film shot in Haida premieres at TIFF".Unreserved,September 14, 2018.
- ^"TIFF's Canada's Top Ten list skews a lot younger this year".Now,December 5, 2018.
- ^"Vancouver Film Critics Circle names Edge of the Knife top Canadian feature film".Toronto Star,January 8, 2019.
References[edit]
- Reel Insights | Helen Haig-Brown’s LegacyArchived2015-04-01 at theWayback Machine