Alanis Obomsawin Filmes
- 2021
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again82021HD
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...
- 2006
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises62006HD
Having dedicated nearly four decades to chronicling the lives of Canada's First Nations, Alanis Obomsawin returns to the village where she was raised...
- 2019
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger82019HD
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...
- 2010
When All the Leaves Are Gone
When All the Leaves Are Gone02010HD
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...
- 2018
The Devil's Share
The Devil's Share82018HD
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...
- 2000
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
Rocks at Whiskey Trench6.32000HD
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...
- 2008
Dream Magic
Dream Magic02008HD
Portrait of NFB filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.
- 1975
Eliza's Horoscope
Eliza's Horoscope41975HD
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...
- 2016
We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice02016HD
The new film from celebrated documentarian Alanis Obomsawin (Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance) chronicles the events following the filing of a...
- 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?'02009HD
This feature documentary by Alanis Obomsawin is a thoughtful tribute to Norman Cornett, a McGill University professor celebrated by scores of...
- 1991
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...
- 1979
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City01979HD
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...
- 2012
The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later02012HD
Six months following the events of her documentary The People of the Kattawapiskak River, Alanis Obomsawin returns to the Cree community of...
- 2021
Le grand solstice
Le grand solstice02021HD
- 1984
Incident at Restigouche
Incident at Restigouche7.51984HD
Incident at Restigouche is a 1984 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling a series of two raids on the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation...
- 1975
Puberty - Part 2
Puberty - Part 201975HD
Elder Marie Leo recounts her experiences going through puberty. Growing up on the Líl̓wat Nation near Mount Currie, B.C., Marie details...
- 1991
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later01991HD
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...
- 2013
Hi-Ho Mistahey!
Hi-Ho Mistahey!6.32013HD
Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Shannen’s Dream, a national campaign to provide equitable access to education for First Nations children,...
- 2003
Our Nationhood
Our Nationhood72003HD
In this feature-length documentary, Indigenous filmmaker and artist Alanis Obomsawin chronicles the determination and tenacity of the Listuguj...
- 2012
The Federal Court Hearing
The Federal Court Hearing02012HD
Amid a severe housing crisis that made international headlines in 2011, the federal government imposed third-party management on the Attawapiskat...