Banchi Hanuse
Banchi Hanuse is a Nuxalk filmmaker from Canada.
Banchi Hanuse
- Name
- Banchi Hanuse
- Field
- Documentary Film
- Training
- School of Art Banchi Hanuse is a Nuxalk filmmaker from Canada.
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- Canada
- Occupation
- documentary filmmaker · film director · screenwriter
- Education
- University of British Columbia
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• Name — Banchi Hanuse • Alma Mater — University of British Columbia • Field — Documentary Film • Training — School of Art Banchi Hanuse is a Nuxalk filmmaker from Canada.
Early life and education
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. 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. Haunse also helped found Nuxalk Radio, a radio station based out of the Nuxalk village of Q'umk'uts' (Bella Coola).
Filmography
Filmography
• Cry Rock - 2010 • Uulx: The Scratcher - 2015 • Nuxalk Radio - 2020 • Behind the Facade - 2021 • Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun - 2023 • Ceremony - 2026
Awards and nominations
• Nominated, Best Documentary Short, American Indian Film Festival (2010) • Best Documentary Short, Vancouver Women in Film Festival (2010) • 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) • Sea to Sky Award for Nuxalk Radio, 2022 Vancouver International Film Festival • Big Sky Award for Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun, 2023 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival • Audience Award, Documentary Spotlight for Ceremony, 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival • Special Jury Prize for Ceremony, 2026 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival • First Nations Award for Ceremony, 2026 Sydney Film Festival
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- 1.Norris, Jordan Wilson and Matthew. Cry Rock at UBC Aboriginal Portal. aboriginal.ubc.ca. 16 March 2011.
- 2.Banchi Hanuse National Museum of the American Indian. filmcatalog.nmai.si.edu.
- 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.
- 4.Six emerging Aboriginal artists in Canada who are inspiring change. National Post. June 21, 2013.
- 5."Local filmmakers newest film “Uulx” to make its premiere at Whistler Film Festival". Coast Mountain News, November 23, 2015.
- 6.Caitlin Thompson, "Nuxalk Radio film wins big at Vancouver International Film Festival". Coast Mountain News, September 29, 2020.
- 7.Dorothy Woodend, "New Short Films Explore BC’s Many ‘Façades’". The Tyee, June 4, 2021.
- 8.Nora Mable, "‘I’m going to race’: Documentary on Indian relay premieres in Missoula Saturday". The Missoulian, February 22, 2023.
- 9.Pat Mullen, "Ceremony Review: A River Runs Through It". Point of View, April 30, 2026.
- 10.Native American Film + Video Festival - Banchi Hanuse. nmai.si.edu.
- 11.Banchi Hanuse – THE WORLD ANEW. www.cineworks.ca.
- 12.Melanie Goodfellow, "‘The Teachers’ Lounge’ Wins Berlinale Europa Cinemas Prize; EFM Attendance Figures & First Nation Doc Scoops Montana’s Big Sky Award – Global Briefs". Deadline Hollywood, February 24, 2023.
- 13.Andrew Tracy, "Banchi Hanuse's Ceremony wins SXSW audience award". Playback, March 23, 2026.
- 14.Matthew Carey, "West Bank-Set ‘House Of Hope,’ ‘Saigon Story: Two Shootings In The Forest Kingdom’ Among Big Winners At Hot Docs". Deadline Hollywood, May 1, 2026.
- 15.The winners of the 73rd Sydney Film Festival. Sydney Film Festival. 2026-06-15.
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