Movies

  • 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
  • 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?'

    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

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    This feature documentary by Alanis Obomsawin is a thoughtful tribute to Norman Cornett, a McGill University professor celebrated by scores of...

    Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'
  • 2019
    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

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    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
  • 2012
    The People of the Kattawapiskak River

    The People of the Kattawapiskak River

    The People of the Kattawapiskak River

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    Alanis Obomsawin’s documentary The People of the Kattawapiskak River exposes the housing crisis faced by 1,700 Cree in Northern Ontario, a...

    The People of the Kattawapiskak River
  • 2024
    Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

    Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

    Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

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    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
  • 2006
    Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

    Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

    Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

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    Having dedicated nearly four decades to chronicling the lives of Canada's First Nations, Alanis Obomsawin returns to the village where she was raised...

    Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
  • 2019
    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

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    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
  • 1971
    Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

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    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
    Capturing Reality

    Capturing Reality

    Capturing Reality

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

    Capturing Reality
  • 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
  • 2022
    Bill Reid Remembers

    Bill Reid Remembers

    Bill Reid Remembers

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    Renowned Haida artist Bill Reid shares his thoughts on artistry, activism and his deep affection for his homeland in this heartwarming tribute from...

    Bill Reid Remembers
  • 2000
    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

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    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...

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench
  • 1991
    Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later

    Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later

    Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later

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    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...

    Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
  • 2012
    The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

    The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

    The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

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    Six months following the events of her documentary The People of the Kattawapiskak River, Alanis Obomsawin returns to the Cree community of...

    The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
  • 2010
    Waseteg

    Waseteg

    Waseteg

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    The story of a young Micmac girl whose name means "the light from the dawn."

    Waseteg
  • 2017
    Our People Will Be Healed

    Our People Will Be Healed

    Our People Will Be Healed

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    Legendary documentary filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin provides a glimpse of what action-driven decolonization looks like in Norway House, one of...

    Our People Will Be Healed
  • 2014
    Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

    Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

    Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

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    Alanis Obomsawin talks about how she got her start at the NFB and the overarching importance of sound/story in her work.

    Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
  • 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

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    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
  • 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
  • 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