Alanis Obomsawin Movies
- 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.
- 2012
The Federal Court Hearing
The Federal Court Hearing02012HD
Amid a severe housing crisis that made international headlines in 2011, the federal government imposed third-party management on the Attawapiskat...
- 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...
- 1987
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place01987HD
This short documentary by Alanis Obomsawin takes us to Poundmaker's Lodge, a treatment centre in St. Albert, Alberta, that welcomes Native people...
- 2010
When All the Leaves Are Gone
When All the Leaves Are Gone02010HD
As the only First Nations student in an all-white 1940s school, eight-year old Wato is keenly aware of the hostility towards her. She deeply misses...
- 2008
Dream Magic
Dream Magic02008HD
Portrait of NFB filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.
- 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...
- 1975
Our Dear Sisters
Our Dear Sisters01975HD
Alanis Obomsawin, a North American Indian who earns her living by singing and making films, is the mother of an adopted child. She talks about her...
- 2007
Gene Boy Came Home
Gene Boy Came Home02007HD
A portrait of Eugene "Gene Boy" Benedict from Odanak Indian Reserve near Montreal, Quebec. At 17, adrift and beginning to lose his way, he accepted a...
- 1979
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City01979HD
Obomsawin narrates as children learn of the traditions and life of Gabriel, a Cree boy from Fort George, James Bay. The Northern Cree "Walking Out...
- 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...
- 1972
Walk With Dignity
Walk With Dignity01972HD
First Nations documentary
- 1991
Walker
Walker01991HD
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...
- 1975
Objects in Our Daily Lives
Objects in Our Daily Lives01975HD
Close-up photographs of baskets, tools and utensils used in the past and still used today by the L'ilawat of Canada. Printed notes describe the use...
- 1975
Mount Currie Summer Camp
Mount Currie Summer Camp01975HD
In a series of playful portraits, Líl̓wat children and youth go about their daily duties at the community’s summer camp outside...
- 1975
Farming
Farming01975HD
The farming practices of residents of the Líl̓wat Nation near Mount Currie, B.C., are presented in a series of snapshots that illustrate...
- 1975
Puberty - Part 2
Puberty - Part 201975HD
Elder Marie Leo recounts her experiences going through puberty. Growing up on the Líl̓wat Nation near Mount Currie, B.C., Marie details...
- 1975
Puberty - Part 1
Puberty - Part 101975HD
An intimate portrait of Marie Leo, a Sto:lo woman who was adopted into a Líl̓wat family as a baby. Marie’s gentle narrative of her...
- 1972
Snowshoes
Snowshoes01972HD
The remarkable construction of the venerable snowshoe is demonstrated from start to finish. Atikamekw Elders Mariane and Athanas Jacob take us into...
- 1972
Partridge
Partridge01972HD
François Néwashish was the only one in his family from the Atikamekw community of Manawan not to go to residential school. He...