Helen Haig-Brown

Helen Haig-Brown is a Tsilhqot'in filmmaker[1][2] working primarily with indigenous and First Nations themes.She graduated from the Indigenous Independent Digital Filmmaking (IIDF) program[5] at Capilano University.[6] Haig-Brown's short drama The Cave (?E?Anx) received funding from the National Film Board and BC Native Arts Council.[9] A recent collaboration with her aunt Dr. Celia Haig-Brown of York University resulted in Pelq'ilc, an account of the Secwepemc Nation's language revitalization programs.[11] She completed a feature film, My Legacy, examining the universal and personal theme of mother-daughter relations.
Tsilhqot'inFirst NationsRoderick Haig-BrownAlan Haig-BrownCapilano UniversityThe CaveNational Film Board2011 Sundance Film FestivalCanada's Top TenToronto International Film FestivalYork UniversitySecwepemcVictoria Film FestivalEdge of the KnifeGwaai Edenshaw2018 Toronto International Film FestivalVancouver Film Critics Circle Award for Best Director of a Canadian FilmWayback MachineExclaim!UnreservedToronto Star