TORONTO - Sarah Del Seronde is a big believer in interrogating the word "legacy," particularly as it relates to her late husband, the filmmaker Jeff Barnaby.
Mi'kmaq filmmaker Jeff Barnaby, regarded by many as a visionary of modern Indigenous cinema with projects that included magic realism, horror and sharp social critique, has died.
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Director Jeff Barnaby is pictured as he promotes the film Blood Quantum at the Toronto International Film Festival, in Toronto, Friday, Sept. 6, 2019. Barnaby is a visionary in the filmmaking world â so much so that it seems the industry is still trying to figure out where he fits, he says. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Chris Young May 14, 2021 - 10:23 AM
TORONTO - Jeff Barnaby is a visionary in the filmmaking world â so much so that it seems the industry is still trying to figure out where he fits, he says.
His Indigenous zombie horror Blood Quantum is the leading film contender for next week s Canadian Screen Awards with 10 nominations, including best editing and screenplay for Barnaby. And yet he says he s struggling to land his next project.