Elizabeth Vibert

Elizabeth Vibert is a Canadian historian and documentary filmmaker.[1] She is most noted for her 2025 film Aisha's Story,[2] which won the Audience Award for Mid-Length Films at the 2025 Hot Docs Canadian International Documentary Festival.[3]

A history professor at the University of Victoria,[4] she was the winner of the Albert B. Corey Prize in 1999 for her book Traders' Tales: Narratives of Cultural Encounters in the Columbia Plateau, 1807-46.[5] She has also been co-editor of the anthologies Reading Beyond Words: Contexts for Native History (1997) and Out There Learning: Critical Reflections on Off-Campus Study Programs (2019).

She made her debut as a filmmaker with The Thinking Garden in 2017.[4]

References

  1. ^ Dan Ebenal, "UVic historian's film unearths African womens struggle". Saanich News, February 25, 2017.
  2. ^ Alexander Mooney, "Aisha’s Story Review: Doc Portrait Coasts on Its Key Ingredient". Point of View, April 29, 2025.
  3. ^ Pat Mullen, "Come See Me in the Good Light Wins Hot Docs Audience Award". Point of View, May 5, 2025.
  4. ^ a b Kendra Wong, "Sowing the seeds of change in South Africa". Victoria News, February 28, 2017.
  5. ^ Susan Ganley, "American Historical Association Honors 24 Scholars for Excellence". The Chronicle of Higher Education, January 12, 1999.
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