Alanis Obomsawin Movies
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 2014
Trick or Treaty?
Trick or Treaty?02014HD
Legendary Canadian documentarian Alanis Obomsawin digs into the tangled history of Treaty 9 — the infamous 1905 agreement wherein First Nations...
- 1988
No Address
No Address81988HD
This feature-length documentary by Alanis Obomsawin examines the plight of Native people who come to Montreal searching for jobs and a better life....
- 2013
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights02013HD
Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors hold off American soldiers until reinforcements arrive and the Battle of Queenston Heights is...
- 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...
- 1975
Xusum
Xusum01975HD
Accompanied by a song in the Lil̓wat7úl language, we follow a woman as she makes gwùshum, a Líl̓wat dessert and a very...
- 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...
- 2017
Walking is Medicine
Walking is Medicine02017HD
The Nishiyuu walkers made the trek from Whapmagoostui in Quebec to Ottawa, a 1,600-kilometre journey whose roots date back millennia. At the heart of...
- 2010
Waseteg
Waseteg52010HD
The story of a young Micmac girl whose name means "the light from the dawn."
- 2008
Dream Magic
Dream Magic02008HD
Portrait of NFB filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.
- 1986
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child01986HD
This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the...
- 2021
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair02021HD
Murray Sinclair's acceptance speech for an award in honor of his role as chair of the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada, intercut with...
- 2003
Our Nationhood
Our Nationhood72003HD
In this feature-length documentary, Indigenous filmmaker and artist Alanis Obomsawin chronicles the determination and tenacity of the Listuguj...
- 1975
Farming
Farming01975HD
The farming practices of residents of the Líl̓wat Nation near Mount Currie, B.C., are presented in a series of snapshots that illustrate...
- 1972
Walk With Dignity
Walk With Dignity01972HD
First Nations documentary
- 2022
Upstairs With David Amram
Upstairs With David Amram02022HD
- 1977
Mother of Many Children
Mother of Many Children6.51977HD
This film is an album of Native womanhood, portraying a proud matriarchal society that for centuries has been pressured to adopt different standards...
- 2021
Le grand solstice
Le grand solstice02021HD