Within an Indigenous filmmaking community that s still growing into its newfound power, Mi kmaq director Jeff Barnaby is already being called a visionary whose influence has yet to be fully understood in Canada or elsewhere. For those who knew him best, his work was raw, unflinching and honest in a way few other filmmakers dared to be. When he died Thursday in Montreal at 46 after a yearlong battle with cancer, many pointed to a void that would be impossible to fill.
Within an Indigenous filmmaking community that's still growing into its newfound power, Mi'kmaq director Jeff Barnaby is already being called a visionary whose influence has yet to be fully understood in Canada or elsewhere.
Raised on a Mi’gmaq reservation in Quebec, Barnaby drew inspiration from his roots as well as his love of horror luminaries like Stephen King, and Clive Barker
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