Jennie Williams (born 1981) is an Inuk Canadian photographer, filmmaker and throat singer from Newfoundland and Labrador. She is most noted for her short documentary film Nalujuk Night, which won the Canadian Screen Award for Best Short Documentary at the 10th Canadian Screen Awards in 2022.
Originally from Happy Valley-Goose Bay, Williams moved to St. John's in early adulthood, and later to Nain. In Nain, she began researching and documenting the cultural traditions of the region's Inuit population, becoming known as a documentary photographer for her series of black-and-white photographs of the community.
In 2022, she was the recipient of the annual Indigenous Advocate Award from First Voice, a cultural organization for indigenous people in Newfoundland and Labrador.
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1981 births
21st-century Canadian photographers
21st-century Canadian women artists
Canadian documentary film directors
Canadian women film directors
Canadian women documentary filmmakers
Canadian women photographers
Film directors from Newfoundland and Labrador
Directors of Genie and Canadian Screen Award winners for Best Short Documentary Film Inuit filmmakers Inuit women People from Happy Valley-Goose Bay Living people Inuit from Newfoundland and Labrador