At the Documentary Is Ceremony session during the Hot Docs Industry Conference, filmmaker Banchi Hanuse and story participants shared their collaborative process. povmagazine.com/ceremony-spo...

Banchi Hanuse's #Ceremony is a stunning Nuxalk documentary that traces the vanishing ooligan to a buried colonial history. Visually breathtaking and quietly hopeful. #HotDocs2026 thatshelf.com/ceremony-rev...

We're happy to share that 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘺, directed by Banchi Hanuse, has been awarded the Hot Docs DGC Special Jury Prize Canadian Feature Documentary.

Trailer: CEREMONY (2026) www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOPT... 🎬: The disappearance of the Bella Coola ooligan run reveals a buried history deeper than the river itself. @SXSW Documentary Spotlight Audience Award Winner. Directed by Banchi Hanuse.

TORONTO: ‘Ceremony’ is at Hot Docs @hotdocs.bsky.social 🎬 5:30pm, Thurs, April 30 🎬 11:30am, Fri, May 1 📽️ TIFF Lightbox #Toronto #Indigenous tinyurl.com/ceremonyfilm

“Once again brimming with beautiful cinematography, engaging characters and a compelling story at its core, Hanuse’s latest, CEREMONY, is another impressive addition to her resumé, and one that cements her as a talented documentarian to watch.” @moviepie.bsky.social moviepie.com/hot-docs-202...

"After winning the Audience Award @sxsw.com in Austin, Texas, the documentary Ceremony will have its Canadian premiere @hotdocs.bsky.social in Toronto. To talk more on the film, APTN News is joined by Qwaxw Siwallace who was in the doc." www.youtube.com/watch?v=3N6c...

"How is the mysterious disappearance of a species of small fish called the ooligan from BC’s Bella Coola River linked to a horrifying history of colonialism in Canada? Director Banchi Hanuse answers that question in this award-winning film" torontolife.com/culture/must... #Toronto #YYZ

Nuxalk Nation’s ‘CEREMONY’ documentary is travelling to Aotearoa (New Zealand) for Doc Edge Festival auckland.scoop.co.nz/2026/04/from...

"[T]he film is filled with emotion, it’s brilliantly shot and while a lot of the world right now makes the future feel bleak, this community sparks hope." filmcarnage.com/2026/03/29/r...

Indigenous survival across the generations @smayaykila.bsky.social smayaykila.com/ceremony/ youtu.be/YOPTGPOoGdI

“This isn’t a documentary built to inform; it’s one built to correct something that should have never been lost. CEREMONY doesn’t just document a story; it reclaims it.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ mailnewsgroup.com/ohmr/when-ab...

Nuxalk filmmaker Banchi Hanuse’s feature documentary Ceremony has won the audience award in the Documentary Spotlight section of the SXSW Film & TV Festival. playbackonline.ca/2026/03/23/b...

The documentary film, “Ceremony,” tells the story of resilience by Indigenous people - and a fish.

We were lucky enough to sit down with award-winning filmmakers Banchi Hanuse, Qwaxw Siwallace, and Q'umulha Schooner this week to discuss their documentary Ceremony, which premiered at SXSW. Find us on your fav podcast platform!

Sweet. CEREMONY (2026) directed by Banchi Hanuse on the list...

ICT’s Indigenous A&E column puts a spotlight this week on film, the beauty in plants and why art sometimes comes in threes.

‘Ceremony’ has its Canadian Premiere at Hot Docs @hotdocs.bsky.social in Canadian Spectrum Competition Apr 30 · 5:30pm + May 1 · 11:30am TIFF Lightbox boxoffice.hotdocs.ca/websales/pag...

CEREMONY wins the Documentary Spotlight Audience Award @SXSW.com Film & TV Festival. Thank you to #SXSW for uplifting this story + to those who attended and held this film with us.

Slts’lani Banchi Hanuse’s CEREMONY premiered at SXSW in the Documentary Spotlight program, bringing a Nuxalk story of land, history, and survival to the screen. redpopnews.com/banchi-hanus...

"Sneaky quiet in its opening scenes... director Banchi Hanuse steadily expands the film's focus to embrace a history lesson that becomes more and more infuriating as it goes, becoming essential viewing." - @peteramartin.bsky.social, @screenanarchy.bsky.social screenanarchy.com/2026/03/sxsw...

"[Ceremony] is a story of return and hope, where survival is measured not only in what was lost, but in what the Nuxalk Nation is determined to rebuild." - Alan Ng @mypalal69.bsky.social, Film Threat filmthreat.com/reviews/cere...

Here is the first-look at Ceremony, the documentary by Banchi Hanuse, set to make its world premiere at #SXSW. #moviesky #filmsky "Ceremony grew from a call by Nuxalk community leadership, but its message reaches far beyond our community," says Hanuse. Ceremony trailer vimooz.me/w2gt7f

Movie TV Tech Geeks #Exclusives #Documentary #SXSW #History New 'Ceremony' Trailer Reveals Incredible Must-Watch Story of Survival Ahead of SXSW Premiere [Exclusive]

"The Les Blank-like documentary Ceremony dives into the Nuxalk community, observing their relationship to the fatty, dwindling candlefish—or ooligan—with an immersive and quiet intensity that begins to blur the line between place and people."

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We’re bringing CEREMONY to @SXSW.com World Premiere. Austin, Texas. March 14 + 16. linktr.ee/CeremonyFilm

Thank you Jon Reiss @8above.bsky.social for the mention as CEREMONY travels from Bella Coola to Austin for its SXSW world premiere. substack.com/home/post/p-...

Letterboxd watchlist: add "Ceremony" (2026) #SXSW letterboxd.com/film/ceremon...

After 12 years in the making, 𝐶𝑒𝑟𝑒𝑚𝑜𝑛𝑦 directed by Banchi Hanuse is headed to the @sxsw.com Film & TV Festival schedule.sxsw.com/films/2241765 for its world premiere March 2026.

🥁 Les 4 projets canadiens sélectionnés à Docs-In-Progress sont... | The 4 Canadian projects selected for Docs-In-Progress are... → ridm.ca/fr/les-quatr...

⚡️ Le @forum-ridm.bsky.social et Téléfilm Canada retournent à #Cannes avec une 6e vitrine de documentaires canadiens pour le Docs-in-Progress. 📸 Photo - de gauche à droite et de haut en bas : Andrea Bussmann, Banchi Hanuse, Jessica Mayhew, Jessica Johnson, Ryan Ermacora, Brett Story ● 1/3