Meredith Hama-Brown

Meredith Hama-Brown is a Canadian actress and filmmaker from Vancouver, British Columbia. She is known for her full-length feature film debut, Seagrass, which premiered in the Discovery program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] winning the FIPRESCI Prize.[2]

Career

Hama-Brown first attracted attention for her short film titled Broken Bunny, which won the Sea to Sky Award at the 2018 Vancouver International Film Festival.[3]

Her music video for Alaskan Tapes's song "And, We Disappear" was nominated for the Prism Prize in 2020.[4]

In 2022, her performance as Maddie in the film Be Still, for which she won the Leo Award for Best Supporting Performance by a Female in a Motion Picture.[5]

Her full-length feature film debut, Seagrass, premiered in the Discovery program at the 2023 Toronto International Film Festival,[1] winning the FIPRESCI Prize.[2] The film, starring Ally Maki, Luke Roberts, Chris Pang, Sarah Gadon, and Nyha Huang Breitkreuz, among others, also screened at the 2023 Cinéfest Sudbury International Film Festival,[6] the 2023 Vancouver International Film Festival,[7] and the 2023 Atlantic International Film Festival, winning Outstanding Canadian Feature Film at Cinéfest.[8] For her work on Seagrass, she also won several Vancouver Film Critics Awards including Best British Columbia Film, Best British Columbia Director, and Best Supporting Actress in a Canadian Film.[9]

References

  1. ^ a b "Sudbury-shot 'traumedy' to be a Cinefest special presentation". thesudburystar. Archived from the original on 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  2. ^ a b Zilko, Christian (2023-09-17). "'American Fiction' Wins People's Choice Award at 2023 TIFF (Complete Winners List)". IndieWire. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  3. ^ Adrian Mack, "Haida-language feature Edge of the Knife wins VIFF’s top B.C. Spotlight awards". The Georgia Straight, October 6, 2018.
  4. ^ Sarah Murphy, "Here are the 2020 Prism Prize Finalists". Exclaim!, February 27, 2020.
  5. ^ Ahearn, Victoria. "Portraits From a Fire among big Leo Award winners". Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  6. ^ "Sudbury-shot 'traumedy' to be a Cinefest special presentation". thesudburystar. Archived from the original on 2023-07-28. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  7. ^ Smith, Charlie (2023-09-26). "VIFF 2023: Seagrass takes a deep dive into a troubled mixed-race marriage foundering on the rocks of B.C. history". Pancouver. Retrieved 2024-06-02.
  8. ^ "Cinéfest reveals 2023 award winners". Sudbury.com. 2023-09-28. Retrieved 2026-04-23.
  9. ^ "VFCC Loves 'BlackBerry'". Northern Stars. February 13, 2024. Archived from the original on February 13, 2024. Retrieved February 13, 2024.