Helen HaigBrown Tsilhqotin grew up between the Stone Reserve British Columbia and her current home of Vancouver Her film emSu Naa My Big Brotherem won Best Experimental at imagineNATIVE 2005 She sits on the board of directors of Redwire magazine and has conducted media training for youth in Big Island Lake Cree Nation Saskatchewan She worked as the cinematographer for emWriting the Land and Nikamowinem which screened at the 2008 Sundance Film Festival Her 2009 short emEANX The Caveem was an official selection at the Berlinale 2010 Film Festival and was selected to screen in competition at the 2011 Sundance Native Showcase At the 2018 imagineNATIVE Film Media Arts Festival the Sun Jury Prize was given to emSgaawaay Kuuna Edge of the Knifeem which was executive produced by a hrefhttpwwwnorthernstarscakunukzachariasZacharias Kunuka and directed by Gwaai Edenshaw and Helen HaigBrownbrbrHaigBrown is a graduate of the Aboriginal Film and Television Production Program at Capilano College in North Vancouver BCbrbrbr
Features & TV Movies:
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Su Naa (My Big Brother) (2005)
?E?ANX (The Cave) (2009)
Sgaawaay K’uuna (Edge of the Knife) (2018)
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