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Mikmaq filmmaker Jeff Barnaby, considered a visionary of modern Indigenous cinema, has died.

Jeff Barnaby, filmmaker behind Blood Quantum and Rhymes for Young Ghouls, has died after a battle with cancer.

Within an Indigenous filmmaking community thats still growing into its newfound power, Mikmaq director Jeff Barnaby is already being called a visionary whose influence has yet to be fully understood in Canada or elsewhere. For those who knew him best, his work was raw, unflinching and honest in a way few other filmmakers dared to be. When he died Thursday in Montreal at 46 after a yearlong battle with cancer, many pointed to a void that would be impossible to fill.

Within an Indigenous filmmaking community that's still growing into its newfound power, Mi'kmaq director Jeff Barnaby is already being called a visionary whose influence has yet to be fully understood in Canada or elsewhere.

Raised on a Mi’gmaq reservation in Quebec, Barnaby drew inspiration from his roots as well as his love of horror luminaries like Stephen King, and Clive Barker

Mikmaq filmmaker Jeff Barnaby, regarded by many as a visionary of modern Indigenous cinema with projects that included magic realism, horror and sharp social critique, has died.

The writer-director, who pushed the boundaries of Indigenous cinema with “Rhymes for Young Ghouls” and “Blood Quantum,” died Thursday in Montreal.