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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 1971
Christmas at Moose Factory
Christmas at Moose Factory61971HD
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...
- 2008
Capturing Reality
Capturing Reality6.12008HD
From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...
- 2010
Waseteg
Waseteg52010HD
The story of a young Micmac girl whose name means "the light from the dawn."
- 2017
Our People Will Be Healed
Our People Will Be Healed5.72017HD
Legendary documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin provides a glimpse of what action-driven decolonization looks like in Norway House, one of...
- 2014
Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin02014HD
Alanis Obomsawin talks about how she got her start at the NFB and the overarching importance of sound/story in her work.
- 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...
- 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...
- 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...