Alanis Obomsawin Filmes

  • 2008
    Capturing Reality

    Capturing Reality

    Capturing Reality

    6.12008HD

    From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the...

    Capturing Reality
  • 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
  • 2010
    Waseteg

    Waseteg

    Waseteg

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    The story of a young Mi'kmaq girl whose name means "the light from the dawn."

    Waseteg
  • 2023
    Bones of Crows

    Bones of Crows

    Bones of Crows

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    Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the...

    Bones of Crows
  • 2024
    Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

    Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

    Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

    72024HD

    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...

    Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
  • 1971
    Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

    81971HD

    A study of life at Christmastime in Moose Factory, an old settlement mainly composed of Cree families on the shore of James Bay, composed entirely of...

    Christmas at Moose Factory
  • 2008
    Dream Magic

    Dream Magic

    Dream Magic

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    Portrait of NFB filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.

    Dream Magic
  • 1993
    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

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    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...

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
  • 2014
    Documenting John Grierson

    Documenting John Grierson

    Documenting John Grierson

    02014HD

    The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

    Documenting John Grierson
  • 1977
    Amisk

    Amisk

    Amisk

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    A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was...

    Amisk
  • 1975
    Eliza's Horoscope

    Eliza's Horoscope

    Eliza's Horoscope

    3.51975HD

    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
  • 2019
    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    82019HD

    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
  • 2019
    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

    6.72019HD

    This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita told through the eyes of her children. Using hours of archive footage, some...

    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
  • 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
  • 1988
    No Address

    No Address

    No Address

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    This feature-length documentary by Alanis Obomsawin examines the plight of Native people who come to Montreal searching for jobs and a better life....

    No Address
  • 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 Court

    The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court

    02023HD

    The Tŝilhqot’in Nation is represented by six communities in the stunningly beautiful interior of British Columbia. Surrounded by mountains...

    The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court
  • 2013
    Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

    Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

    Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

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    Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors hold off American soldiers until reinforcements arrive and the Battle of Queenston Heights is...

    Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
  • 1972
    Walk With Dignity

    Walk With Dignity

    Walk With Dignity

    01972HD

    First Nations documentary

    Walk With Dignity
  • 1969
    The Hoarder

    The Hoarder

    The Hoarder

    61969HD

    A greedy little blue jay carries away whatever his beak can grasp. Berries, birds' eggs (nests and all), and even the sun in the sky go into his...

    The Hoarder
  • 2022
    Upstairs With David Amram

    Upstairs With David Amram

    Upstairs With David Amram

    02022HD

    Upstairs With David Amram