Alanis Obomsawin Movies
- 2023
Bones of Crows
Bones of Crows7.72023HD
Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the...
- 2019
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen6.72019HD
This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita told through the eyes of her children. Using hours of archive footage, some...
- 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...
- 2023
The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court
The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court02023HD
The Tŝilhqot’in Nation is represented by six communities in the stunningly beautiful interior of British Columbia. Surrounded by mountains...
- 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...
- 2008
Capturing Reality
Capturing Reality5.92008HD
From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the...
- 2022
Wabano: The Light of the Day
Wabano: The Light of the Day02022HD
Nestled at the heart of Canada’s national capital, the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health has been a haven for generations of Indigenous...
- 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...
- 2012
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
The People of the Kattawapiskak River02012HD
Alanis Obomsawin’s documentary The People of the Kattawapiskak River exposes the housing crisis faced by 1,700 Cree in Northern Ontario, a...
- 1979
Sounds from Our People: Old Crow
Sounds from Our People: Old Crow01979HD
The village of Old Crow and the people from the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation are located on the banks of the Porcupine River 80 miles inside the...
- 1993
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance7.31993HD
In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, sets the stage for a...
- 2024
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous72024HD
Karine Vanasse goes behind the scenes of our cinema and showcases the talent of our artists and artisans. The objective? Make as many people as...
- 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...
- 2003
Our Nationhood
Our Nationhood72003HD
In this feature-length documentary, Indigenous filmmaker and artist Alanis Obomsawin chronicles the determination and tenacity of the Listuguj...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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,...
- 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...
- 2014
Documenting John Grierson
Documenting John Grierson02014HD
The life and work of the documentary pioneer.
- 2022
Bill Reid Remembers
Bill Reid Remembers02022HD
Renowned Haida artist Bill Reid shares his thoughts on artistry, activism and his deep affection for his homeland in this heartwarming tribute from...