Ceremony (2026)

Directed by

Banchi Hanuse

Genre

documentary

Country

Canada

Runtime

1h 24m

Rating

10.0 of 10 from 1 voters

Elsewhere

IMDb

How it feels

This documentary follows the Nuxalk people of British Columbia as they combine traditional ceremonies with modern tools like broadcasting and activism to address the decline of the ooligan fish. It shows how they work to protect a resource that is vital to their culture and environment.

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What happens

Ceremony is a Canadian documentary film, directed by Banchi Hanuse and released in 2026. The film profiles the Nuxalk people of British Columbia, as they use various cultural strategies, including both traditional ceremonies and modern tools such as broadcasting and activism, to cope with and resolve the environmental decline of the culturally significant ooligan fish. The film premiered at the 2026 South by Southwest Film & TV Festival, where it won the Audience Award for the Documentary Spotlight section. It had its Canadian premiere at the Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival, where it won the special jury prize from the Best Canadian Feature Documentary jury. It was subsequently screened at the 73rd Sydney Film Festival, where it won the First Nations Award. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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