Barbara Cranmer Explained

Barbara Cranmer (1959 or 1960 – May 17, 2019) was a 'Namgis documentary filmmaker. Her works focus on First Nations subjects.[1] Telling real stories experienced by Indigenous people of Alert Bay, British Columbia. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/barbara-cranmer-dead-canada-documentary-indigenous-filmmaker-alert-bay-our-voices-a8947331.html

Her 2016 film Our Voices, Our Stories, which won "Best Documentary Short" at the 40th American Indian Film Festival, documents the Canadian Indian residential school system.[2]

Cranmer died of brain cancer.[3]

Notes and References

  1. News: Barb Cranmer, filmmaker – Featured Artist. 2016-02-21. tea&bannock. 2017-11-18. en-US.
  2. Web site: Our Voices, Our Stories – Asian/Pacific/American Institute at NYU. apa.nyu.edu. en-US. 2017-11-18.
  3. Web site: West Coast film-making legend has died - APTN News. aptnnews.ca. 21 May 2019 . May 22, 2019.