Name Christine Welsh Role Filmmaker | Education University of Regina | |
Movies Finding Dawn, Women in the Shadows Nominations Donald Brittain Award for Best Social/Political Documentary Program People also search for Signe Johansson, Svend-Erik Eriksen | ||
Excerpt storytellers in motion episode 2 christine welsh out of the shadow
Christine Welsh is a Métis Canadian filmmaker, feminist and associate professor at the University of Victoria.
Contents
- Excerpt storytellers in motion episode 2 christine welsh out of the shadow
- Christine welsh my immortal lyrical solo
- Life
- Filmography
- References
Christine welsh my immortal lyrical solo
Life
Welsh was born and raised in Regina, Saskatchewan. She graduated from University of Regina, with a B.A. in 1986. She has produced, written and directed films for more than 30 years. Welsh's 2006 National Film Board of Canada documentary Finding Dawn, about murdered and missing Canadian Aboriginal women, won a Gold Audience Award at the 2006 Amnesty International Film Festival. Other film credits include: Women in the Shadows (directed by Norma Bailey,1992), Keepers of the Fire (1994), Kuper Island: Return to the Healing Circle (with Peter C. Campbell, 1997), and The Story of the Coast Salish Knitters (2000).
Welsh teaches courses in indigenous women’s studies and indigenous cinema. She is a resident of Saltspring Island.