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CEREMONY (2026) - SXSW Documentary Spotlight Audience Award + Hot Docs DGC Special Jury Prize.
Thank you to Carole Horst and
@variety.com
for this thoughtful feature on our film ‘Ceremony.’
variety.com/2026/film/fe...
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‘Ceremony’ is at Bentonville Film Festival. 🎬 2:30pm, Fri, June 19 📽️ Skylight Cinema, 350 SW A St
#Arkansas
🎟️ Tickets:
bff2026.eventive.org/schedule/cer...
9 days ago
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CEREMONY has won the Sydney Film Festival
@sydfilmfest.bsky.social
(Australia) 🏆 First Nations Award supported by @Truant Pictures.
smayaykila.com/ceremony/
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12 days ago
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OKLAHOMA CITY: ‘Ceremony’ is coming to deadCenter Film Festival. 🎬 7:30 PM June 11 🎬 8:00 PM June 13 Harkins Theatre Bricktown
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The Movie Buff
18 days ago
imagineNATIVE 2026 review: "Ceremony," a film that ultimately becomes about loss, first teaches us how to listen.
#imaginenative2026
#filmreview
#ceremonyfilm
#indigenous
#filmfestival
#indigenous
@imaginenative.org
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‘Ceremony’ imagineNATIVE 2026 Review: When a Missing Fish Opens Up a Nation’s Memory
Looking for a review of Banchi Hanuse’s documentary film 'Ceremony'? The Movie Buff is your source for reviews, news, content, and more!
https://www.themoviebuff.net/2026/06/ceremony-imaginenative-2026-review-when-a-missing-fish-opens-up-a-nations-memory/
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'Ceremony’ is at Sydney Film Festival in Australia 🎟️ Tickets:
www.sff.org.au/program/even...
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Ceremony – Sydney Film Festival
This hybrid film flows through Nuxalk lands, lives and rivers where the ooligan fish no longer swim – tracing memory, ceremony, and the ripples of colonialism.
https://www.sff.org.au/program/event/ceremony/
18 days ago
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SASKATOON: ‘Ceremony’ is at Acimowin Film Festival. 🎬 1:00pm, Sat June 6 📽️ Roxy Theatre 320 20th St W, Saskatoon SK 🎟️ Tickets:
acimowinfilmfest2026.eventive.org/films/69fa2f...
20 days ago
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‘CEREMONY’ documentary is hitting the trail:
linktr.ee/CeremonyFilm
Through ramshackled Nuxalk Radio, the disappearance of the ooligan from the Bella Coola River reveals a buried history deeper than the river itself.
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"Ceremony (2026) - Nuxalk filmmaker Banchi Hanuse’s latest documentary beautifully captures Nuxalk resistance and revival in the Bella Coola valley..."
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www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1454/cu...
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Stories of resistance, revival and survival at Sydney Film Festival
This year's Sydney Film Festival, running from June 3–14, features films about First Nations resistance, a Palestinian uprising and communities seeking justice, writes Ben Radford.
https://www.greenleft.org.au/2026/1454/culture/stories-resistance-revival-and-survival-sydney-film-festival
about 1 month ago
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‘Ceremony’ feature documentary from Bella Coola heads to Sydney Film Festival in Australia. June 8 + 11.
www.sff.org.au/program/even...
about 2 months ago
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about 2 months ago
FFC
#HotDocs
review: CEREMONY, by Angelo Muredda (
@amuredda.bsky.social
).
filmfreakcentral.net/2026/05/hot-...
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Hot Docs '26: Ceremony - FILM FREAK CENTRAL
***/****directed by Banchi Hanuse by Angelo Muredda Following the encore screening of Banchi Hanuse’s Ceremony at this year’s Hot Docs, an audience member chimed in to remark that as a Palestinian wom...
https://filmfreakcentral.net/2026/05/hot-docs-26-ceremony/
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POV Magazine
about 2 months ago
At the Documentary Is Ceremony session during the Hot Docs Industry Conference, filmmaker Banchi Hanuse and story participants shared their collaborative process.
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Ceremony Spotlights Indigenous Storytelling at Hot Docs Industry Conference - POV Magazine
At the Documentary Is Ceremony session during the Hot Docs Industry Conference, filmmaker Banchi Hanuse and story participants shared their collaborative process.
https://povmagazine.com/ceremony-spotlights-indigenous-storytelling-at-hot-docs-industry-conference/
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about 2 months ago
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
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Ceremony Review: Hot Docs 2026
https://thatshelf.com/ceremony-review-hot-docs-2026
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We're happy to share that 𝘊𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘮𝘰𝘯𝘺, directed by Banchi Hanuse, has been awarded the Hot Docs DGC Special Jury Prize Canadian Feature Documentary.
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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.
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Trailer: Ceremony (2026)
YouTube video by Smayaykila Films
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YOPTGPOoGdI
about 2 months ago
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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
about 2 months ago
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“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
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2 months ago
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"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...
2 months ago
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"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
2 months ago
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Nuxalk Nation’s ‘CEREMONY’ documentary is travelling to Aotearoa (New Zealand) for Doc Edge Festival
auckland.scoop.co.nz/2026/04/from...
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https://auckland.scoop.co.nz/2026/04/from-inside-gaza-to-alec-baldwins-trial-doc-edge-2026-reveals-first-films/
2 months ago
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"[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...
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Review: Ceremony
Written and directed by Banchi Hanuse, co-written by Jessica Mayhew, from ramshackled Nuxalk Radio in Bella Coola, voices trace the disappearance of the ooligan run revealing a buried history deepe…
https://filmcarnage.com/2026/03/29/review-ceremony/
2 months ago
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2 months ago
Indigenous survival across the generations
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smayaykila.com/ceremony/
youtu.be/YOPTGPOoGdI
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Trailer: Ceremony (2026)
YouTube video by Smayaykila Films
https://youtu.be/YOPTGPOoGdI
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“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.” ⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
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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...
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Banchi Hanuse’s Ceremony wins SXSW audience award
The feature documentary from the B.C.-based Nuxalk filmmaker was in production for more than a decade before making its world premiere at SXSW.
https://playbackonline.ca/2026/03/23/banchi-hanuses-ceremony-wins-sxsw-audience-award/
3 months ago
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ICT News
3 months ago
The documentary film, “Ceremony,” tells the story of resilience by Indigenous people - and a fish.
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Award-winning film ‘Ceremony’ tells ‘important story for the world to hear’ - ICT
Documentary wins audience award at SXSW film festival
https://ictnews.org/arts-entertainment/award-winning-film-ceremony-tells-important-story-for-the-world-to-hear/
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Reel Indigenous Podcast 🪶🦭
3 months ago
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!
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Sweet. CEREMONY (2026) directed by Banchi Hanuse on the list...
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3 months ago
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3 months ago
ICT’s Indigenous A&E column puts a spotlight this week on film, the beauty in plants and why art sometimes comes in threes.
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INDIGENOUS A&E: Spotlight on films, power in plants, art trios - ICT
A biweekly column from ICT with the latest news from the arts and entertainment world
https://ictnews.org/arts-entertainment/indigenous-ae-spotlight-on-films-power-in-plants-art-trios/
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‘Ceremony’ has its Canadian Premiere at Hot Docs
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in Canadian Spectrum Competition Apr 30 · 5:30pm + May 1 · 11:30am TIFF Lightbox
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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.
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3 months ago
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Red POP! News
3 months ago
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.
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Banchi Hanuse’s CEREMONY Is One of SXSW’s Standout Documentaries
Documentary filmmaker Slts'lani Banchi Hanuse's CEREMONY had its world premiere in the SXSW's Documentary Spotlight program, with screenings held March 14 and March 16, 2026, at the Alamo Lamar. Hanus...
https://redpopnews.com/banchi-hanuses-ceremony-is-one-of-sxsws-standout-documentaries/
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"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
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@screenanarchy.bsky.social
screenanarchy.com/2026/03/sxsw...
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SXSW 2026 Doc Roundup: CEREMONY, FIRST THEY CAME FOR MY COLLEGE, ONE ANOTHER, YOUR ATTENTION PLEASE
From Canada to Florida, from friendship to data points, four highly-charged documentaries made a mark at SXSW.
https://screenanarchy.com/2026/03/sxsw-2026-doc-roundup-ceremony-first-they-came-for-my-college-one-another-your-attention-please.html
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"[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...
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Ceremony
SXSW FILM FESTIVAL 2026 REVIEW! In Slts’lani Banchi Hanuse's documentary, Ceremony, the disappearance of the ooligan, a fish, from the Bella Coola River becomes the…
https://filmthreat.com/reviews/ceremony-review/
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Ceremony - Movie Review (SXSW 2026)
YouTube video by Gavin Loves Movies
https://youtu.be/SfVWh5j8W7Q
3 months ago
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VIMooZ
4 months ago
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
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4 months ago
Movie TV Tech Geeks
#Exclusives
#Documentary
#SXSW
#History
New 'Ceremony' Trailer Reveals Incredible Must-Watch Story of Survival Ahead of SXSW Premiere [Exclusive]
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New 'Ceremony' Trailer Reveals Incredible Must-Watch Story of Survival Ahead of SXSW Premiere [Exclusive]
Banchi Hanuse’s latest project, Ceremony, charts the course of an Indigenous community’s attempt to right the wrongs of the past. See the trailer!
http://dlvr.it/TRR0vD
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"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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Our most anticipated films of SXSW 2026
The films we're looking forward to at SXSW 2026 include a Japanese ghost story, the Dean Of American Rock Critics, and a Cornbread Mafia.
https://www.pastemagazine.com/movies/sxsw-2026-most-anticipated
4 months ago
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We’re bringing CEREMONY to
@SXSW.com
World Premiere. Austin, Texas. March 14 + 16.
linktr.ee/CeremonyFilm
4 months ago
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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-...
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Is there a Distribution Revolution Brewing?
Sundance recap, FFC/Block the Merger, Librarians Case Study Next Week, Distribution Lab Films at SXSW and Slamdance
https://substack.com/home/post/p-186915462
5 months ago
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Letterboxd watchlist: add "Ceremony" (2026)
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Ceremony
At ramshackle Nuxalk Radio in Bella Coola, an inquiry into the vanished ooligan run unravels a buried history of erasure and ignites the quiet revolution of a Nation that refuses to disappear.
https://letterboxd.com/film/ceremony-1/
5 months ago
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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.
5 months ago
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about 1 year ago
🥁 Les 4 projets canadiens sélectionnés à Docs-In-Progress sont... | The 4 Canadian projects selected for Docs-In-Progress are... →
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Les quatre projets canadiens sélectionnés pour le Docs-In-Progress sont...
https://ridm.ca/fr/les-quatre-projets-canadiens-selectionnes-pour-le-docs-in-progress-sont
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about 1 year ago
⚡️ Le
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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
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