Barbara Cranmer

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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. [1]

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]

References[edit]

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