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.

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

  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.


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