Helen Haig-Brown Movies

Island of Haida Gwaii, northern Canada, 19th century. During a fishing gathering, Adiits'ii commits an unfortunate act. Tormented, he runs away to...

In this short documentary, a Musqueam elder rediscovers his Native language and traditions in the city of Vancouver, in the vicinity of which the...

Kamala Todd's short film is a lyrical portrait of Cease Wyss, of the Squamish Nation. Wyss is a woman who understands the remarkable healing powers...

A hunter on horseback accidentally discovers a portal to another world in this fantastical true Tsilhqot'in story.

This short impressionist documentary looks at the creation of a Button Blanket by integrating the performance of a traditional dance with the art of...

Deconstructing and reconstructing Cree narrative, this film experiments with language to create a linguistic soundscape.

The filmmaker traces the loss of her ancestral language over three generations of her family, and her own desire to recover it.

My Legacy follows Helen as she explores the often tenuous relationship between a mother and daughter made more complex by the legacy of residential...

Retake follows the journey of co-directors Gwaai Edenshaw (Haida) and Helen Haig-Brown (Tsilhqot'in) as they work to produce The Edge of the Knife, a...

In a disorienting haze of grief and guilt, a sister tries desperately to come to terms with losing her brother in a tragic car accident.