Banchi Hanuse Explained

Banchi Hanuse
Alma Mater:	University of British Columbia
Field:	Documentary Film
Training:	School of Art

Banchi Hanuse is a Nuxalk filmmaker.

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.^[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]

Filmography

• Cry Rock - 2010^[4]
• Uulx: The Scratcher - 2015^[5]
• Nuxalk Radio - 2020^[6]
• Behind the Facade - 2021^[7]
• - 2023^[8]

Awards and nominations

• Nominated, Best Documentary Short, American Indian Film Festival (2010)^[9]
• Best Documentary Short, Vancouver Women in Film Festival (2010)^[10]
• 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^[6]
• Big Sky Award for Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun, 2023 Big Sky Documentary Film Festival^[11]

Notes and References

1. Web site: Cry Rock at UBC Aboriginal Portal. Norris. Jordan Wilson and Matthew. aboriginal.ubc.ca. 16 March 2011 . en-US. 2018-03-14.
2. Web site: Banchi Hanuse National Museum of the American Indian. filmcatalog.nmai.si.edu. 2018-03-14. https://web.archive.org/web/20180317102036/http://filmcatalog.nmai.si.edu/person/4813/. 2018-03-17. dead.
3. Web site: 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. en-US. 2018-03-14.
4. News: Six emerging Aboriginal artists in Canada who are inspiring change. June 21, 2013. National Post. en-US.
5. https://www.coastmountainnews.com/news/local-filmmakers-newest-film-uulx-to-make-its-premiere-at-whistler-film-festival/ "Local filmmakers newest film “Uulx” to make its premiere at Whistler Film Festival"
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. Web site: Native American Film + Video Festival - Banchi Hanuse. nmai.si.edu. en. 2018-03-14.
10. Web site: Banchi Hanuse – THE WORLD ANEW. www.cineworks.ca. en-US. 2018-03-14.
11. 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.