Alanis Obomsawin Filmes

  • 2021
    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

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    After marrying a settler, Mary Two-Axe Earley lost her legal status as a First Nations woman. Dedicating her life to activism, she campaigned to have...

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
  • 2006
    Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

    Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

    Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

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    Having dedicated nearly four decades to chronicling the lives of Canada's First Nations, Alanis Obomsawin returns to the village where she was raised...

    Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
  • 2019
    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

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    The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and provincial governments argued over which...

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
  • 2010
    When All the Leaves Are Gone

    When All the Leaves Are Gone

    When All the Leaves Are Gone

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    As the only First Nations student in an all-white 1940s school, eight-year old Wato is keenly aware of the hostility towards her. She deeply misses...

    When All the Leaves Are Gone
  • 2018
    The Devil's Share

    The Devil's Share

    The Devil's Share

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    Quebec, on the cusp of the 1960s. The province is on the brink of momentous change. Deftly selecting clips from nearly 200 films from the National...

    The Devil's Share
  • 2000
    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

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    The fourth film in Alanis Obomsawin's landmark series on the Oka crisis uses a single, shameful incident as a lens through which to examine the...

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench
  • 2008
    Dream Magic

    Dream Magic

    Dream Magic

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    Portrait of NFB filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.

    Dream Magic
  • 1975
    Eliza's Horoscope

    Eliza's Horoscope

    Eliza's Horoscope

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    A young woman arrives to Montreal to find love. A fortune teller tells her that a wealthy man meant for her is right around the corner so she goes...

    Eliza's Horoscope
  • 2016
    We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

    We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

    We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

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    The new film from celebrated documentarian Alanis Obomsawin (Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance) chronicles the events following the filing of a...

    We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
  • 2009
    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

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    This feature documentary by Alanis Obomsawin is a thoughtful tribute to Norman Cornett, a McGill University professor celebrated by scores of...

    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'
  • 1991
    Walker

    Walker

    Walker

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    Walker is a young Aboriginal foster child whose only playmate is his dog. Jamie is a lonely young white boy who is afraid of dogs, and has some...

    Walker
  • 1979
    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

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    Obomsawin narrates as children learn of the traditions and life of Gabriel, a Cree boy from Fort George, James Bay. The Northern Cree "Walking Out...

    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
  • 2012
    The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

    The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

    The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

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    Six months following the events of her documentary The People of the Kattawapiskak River, Alanis Obomsawin returns to the Cree community of...

    The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
  • 2021
    Le grand solstice

    Le grand solstice

    Le grand solstice

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    Le grand solstice
  • 1984
    Incident at Restigouche

    Incident at Restigouche

    Incident at Restigouche

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    Incident at Restigouche is a 1984 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling a series of two raids on the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation...

    Incident at Restigouche
  • 1975
    Puberty - Part 2

    Puberty - Part 2

    Puberty - Part 2

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    Elder Marie Leo recounts her experiences going through puberty. Growing up on the Líl̓wat Nation near Mount Currie, B.C., Marie details...

    Puberty - Part 2
  • 1991
    Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later

    Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later

    Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later

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    Alanis Obomsawin turns her lens to Le Patro Le Prévost, a recreational centre in the Villeray quarter of Montreal. On the eve of its 80th...

    Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
  • 2013
    Hi-Ho Mistahey!

    Hi-Ho Mistahey!

    Hi-Ho Mistahey!

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    Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Shannen’s Dream, a national campaign to provide equitable access to education for First Nations children,...

    Hi-Ho Mistahey!
  • 2003
    Our Nationhood

    Our Nationhood

    Our Nationhood

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    In this feature-length documentary, Indigenous filmmaker and artist Alanis Obomsawin chronicles the determination and tenacity of the Listuguj...

    Our Nationhood
  • 2012
    The Federal Court Hearing

    The Federal Court Hearing

    The Federal Court Hearing

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    Amid a severe housing crisis that made international headlines in 2011, the federal government imposed third-party management on the Attawapiskat...

    The Federal Court Hearing