Forbidden Music (2025)
The documentary explores the extraordinary lives of Kwakwaka’wakw Chief Mungo Martin and Jewish ethno-musicologist Ida Halpern. Their combined efforts nearly 75 years ago led to preventing hundreds of First Nations songs from being lost forever. They not only shared a deep dedication to preserving the embedded cultural knowledge that these songs held, they had also experienced the heart-wrenching effects of cultural genocide on their people.
Director: Barbara Hager
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| Directing | Barbara Hager | Director |
| Writing | Barbara Hager | Writer |
| Crew | Cliff Hokanson | Cinematography |
| Production | Barbara Hager | Producer |
| Editing | Jordyn Hager | Assistant Editor |