Marie-Hélène Cousineau

MarieHlne Cousineau first arrived in Igloolik Nunavut in 1990 where she quickly became an integral part in the development of womens video In 1991 she founded Tarriaksuk Video Centre with a hrefhttpwwwnorthernstarscakunukzachariasZacharias Kunuka and Norman Cohn and established Arnait Video Productions with Mary Kunuk and a hrefhttpwwwnorthernstarscaivalumadelinepiujuqMadeline Ivalua She still produces and directs videos for Arnait Video Productions including the personal documentary iUnakuluk Dear Little Onei Cousineau served as consultant in the development of the Nunavut Film Commission and from 2002 to 2004 she was the vicepresident of Ajjitt the Nunavut Filmmakers Association She has also sat on the board of Studio XX a feminist art organization in Montreal Cousineau has taught media courses at the Collge Jean de Brbeuf and Concordia University in Montreal Her video iWomen in Blacki won the Alcan Best Documentary Award at the Festival international du jeune cinma de Montral She received an MFA in Communication Studies and Production from the University of Iowa in Iowa City and an MA in Art History from the Universit du Qubec Montral In addition to video production and teaching Cousineau works as a freelance journalist for Radio Canada International and newspapers such as Nunatsiaq News and La Presse iBefore Tomorrowi was her first feature filmbrbrbr