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September
2007
 Jeff
Barnaby (Mi’gMaq) directs narrative fictions and
music videos. His short horror film From Cherry English
was commissioned by CBC Television and premiered in the United
States at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. From Cherry English
won the Golden Sheaf Awards for Best Aboriginal and Best Videography
at the 2004 Yorkton Short Film & Video Festival, along with
the Outstanding Short Award at the 2005 IMAGeNation Film Festival.
His short horror film, The Colony, shot on 35mm, will premiere
at the 2007 Toronto International Film Festival. Barnaby was a
post-production supervisor for the Aboriginal Peoples Television
Network (APTN) series Finding Our Talk. He is a script
reader for Telefilm Aboriginal Envelope, and has also read scripts
for APTN. He has volunteered at numerous indigenous organizations,
including the Kanawake Youth Centre and the Montreal Native Women's
Shelter. Barnaby received a BFA in film production from Concordia
University. Barnaby has worked as a teacher's assistant in film
theory and production courses at McGill University, Concordia
University, and Dawson College. He grew up in Listuguj First Nation
and lives in Montreal, Quebec.
Screened by NMAI
Image credit:
Jeff Barnaby - photograph by Melissa Bisagni
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