Helen Haig-Brown

Retake follows the journey of co-directors Gwaai Edenshaw (Haida) and Helen Haig-Brown (Tsilhqot'in) as they work to produce The Edge of the Knife, a feature-length film told entirely in the critically-endangered Haida language. The film tells the story of a traditional Haida legend, showcasing the Haida culture in many ways that have never been seen by a broad audience.

A hunter on horseback accidentally discovers a portal to another world in this fantastical true Tsilhqot'in story.

A hunter on horseback accidentally discovers a portal to another world in this fantastical true Tsilhqot'in story.

My Legacy follows Helen as she explores the often tenuous relationship between a mother and daughter made more complex by the legacy of residential school.

Island of Haida Gwaii, northern Canada, 19th century. During a fishing gathering, Adiits'ii commits an unfortunate act. Tormented, he runs away to the wilderness as his mind embraces madness.

In a disorienting haze of grief and guilt, a sister tries desperately to come to terms with losing her brother in a tragic car accident.

The filmmaker traces the loss of her ancestral language over three generations of her family, and her own desire to recover it.