About

I am a cultural historian and facilitator. My work spans media, the performing arts, and archival practice, and for more than fifteen years I have worked with institutions and communities in the Northwest Atlantic and Circumpolar North on questions of access, stewardship, media, and cultural self-determination.

That work has taken many forms. I have directed cultural organizations and research programs, worked within governments and institutions, built and returned digital archives, curated film programs, taught and conducted research, and facilitated community conversations about media, archives, and heritage. From 2016 to 2025, much of this work was undertaken with the Nunatsiavut Government and the OKâlaKatiget Society in Labrador.

I am also a writer, editor, and publisher. Through Brack and Brine, I publish books about Labrador and northern culture and history, including Labrador Cinema, co-authored with Morgen Mills. My writing ranges from scholarly research to essays and public-facing work on film, archives, media, and cultural history. I hold a PhD from the University of Toronto and adjunct appointments at Memorial University.

Speaking and Media

I regularly speak about northern film and media, documentary heritage, archives, and music through public talks, panels, interviews, and radio. My work has appeared in conversations with cultural organizations, festivals, broadcasters, and community media in Canada and internationally. For talks, screenings, and collaborations, please write to me.

Music

Music has been a continuous part of my work, as a musician, researcher, and producer. Since 2011, I have worked closely with Labrador Inuit brass musicians in Nunatsiavut, including travelling and performing with Nainip Tittulautingit | Nain Brass Band in Canada and Germany. I co-produced and performed on Trumpet Hymns | Imgiguset (2016), with vocalist Karrie Obed, and worked as researcher and producer on Nainip Tittulautingit | Nain Brass Band (2017). I have also co-produced two albums with singer-songwriter Ian Foster, Close to the Bone (2023) and Nerve (2024), and from 2001 to 2015 was the guitarist for the St. John’s/Toronto-based rock band King Nancy.