Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

🎞 Director

Born

31 August 1932 (93)

Place of Birth

Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA

Biography

Alanis Obomsawin, OC (born August 31, 1932) is a Canadian filmmaker of Abenaki descent. Born in New Hampshire, and raised primarily in Quebec, she has produced and directed many National Film Board of Canada documentaries on First Nations culture and history. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alanis Obomsawin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography (40)

My Friend the Green Horse

My Friend the Green Horse

2024

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

2023

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Kattawapiskak Elementary School

Kattawapiskak Elementary School

2023

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Outdoor Art Gallery

Outdoor Art Gallery

2023

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Let's Study Treaty No. 5

Let's Study Treaty No. 5

2023

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Bones of Crows

Bones of Crows

2023

6.8
Wabano: The Light of the Day

Wabano: The Light of the Day

2022

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Upstairs With David Amram

Upstairs With David Amram

2022

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Bill Reid Remembers

Bill Reid Remembers

2022

Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

2021

9.0
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Le grand solstice

Le grand solstice

2021

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

2021

8.0
Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

2021

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Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak

Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak

2021

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Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

2019

8.0
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

2019

6.7
The Devil's Share

The Devil's Share

2018

8.0
Walking Is Medicine

Walking Is Medicine

2017

Our People Will Be Healed

Our People Will Be Healed

2017

5.7
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Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

2016

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

2016

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Trick or Treaty?

Trick or Treaty?

2014

Documenting John Grierson

2014

Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

2014

Hi-Ho Mistahey!

2013

6.3
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Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

2013

The People of the Kattawapiskak River

2012

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The Federal Court Hearing

The Federal Court Hearing

2012

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The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

2012

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Waseteg

Waseteg

2010

5.0
When All the Leaves Are Gone

When All the Leaves Are Gone

2010

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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?'

2009

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Capturing Reality

Capturing Reality

2008

6.1
Dream Magic

Dream Magic

2008

Gene Boy Came Home

Gene Boy Came Home

2007

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Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

2006

6.0
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Sigwan

Sigwan

2005

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Our Nationhood

Our Nationhood

2003

7.0
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Is the Crown at war with us?

Is the Crown at war with us?

2003

6.5
Rocks at Whiskey Trench

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

2000

6.3