Alanis Obomsawin Movies

  • 2021
    Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak

    Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak

    Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak

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    Filmed in front of a captivated audience during a visit to Attawapiskat (Kattawapiskat), Fleury shares his arresting story of surviving abuse and...

    Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak
  • 1988
    No Address

    No Address

    No Address

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    Far from home and cut off from family and friends, Montreal’s Indigenous homeless population is the focus of No Address. Dreams of a better...

    No Address
  • 1972
    History of Manawan - Part One

    History of Manawan - Part One

    History of Manawan - Part One

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    “It’s not how it used to be.” The words of Cézar Néwashish resonate throughout this short documentary that explores...

    History of Manawan - Part One
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

    Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

    Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

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    Wild rice is an important source of food and revenue for many Anishinaabe people, who sometimes travel hundreds of kilometres to harvest the grain in...

    Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora
  • 2021
    Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

    Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

    Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

    02021HD

    Cree comedian Don Burnstick is a legend across Turtle Island. His trademark brand of comedy is deeply rooted in the First Nations experience. Like...

    Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak
  • 2023
    Outdoor Art Gallery

    Outdoor Art Gallery

    Outdoor Art Gallery

    02023HD

    Documentary on the outdoor art gallery in Attawapiskat.

    Outdoor Art Gallery
  • 2023
    Let's Study Treaty No. 5

    Let's Study Treaty No. 5

    Let's Study Treaty No. 5

    02023HD

    Documentary on Treaty No. 5.

    Let's Study Treaty No. 5
  • 1979
    Cree Way

    Cree Way

    Cree Way

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    The principal and his wife at the Indian Affairs school in Waskaganish, James Bay, have initiated a curriculum development project with input from...

    Cree Way
  • 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
  • 2022
    Wabano: The Light of the Day

    Wabano: The Light of the Day

    Wabano: The Light of the Day

    02022HD

    Nestled at the heart of Canada’s national capital, the Wabano Centre for Aboriginal Health has been a haven for generations of Indigenous...

    Wabano: The Light of the Day
  • 1975
    Objects in Our Daily Lives

    Objects in Our Daily Lives

    Objects in Our Daily Lives

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    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...

    Objects in Our Daily Lives
  • 2008
    Dream Magic

    Dream Magic

    Dream Magic

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    Portrait of NFB filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.

    Dream Magic
  • 2016
    We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

    We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

    We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

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    The new film from celebrated documentarian Alanis Obomsawin (Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance) chronicles the events following the filing of a...

    We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
  • 1975
    Mount Currie Summer Camp

    Mount Currie Summer Camp

    Mount Currie Summer Camp

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    In a series of playful portraits, Líl̓wat children and youth go about their daily duties at the community’s summer camp outside...

    Mount Currie Summer Camp
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1979
    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

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    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...

    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
  • 1975
    Puberty - Part 2

    Puberty - Part 2

    Puberty - Part 2

    01975HD

    Elder Marie Leo recounts her experiences going through puberty. Growing up on the Líl̓wat Nation near Mount Currie, B.C., Marie details...

    Puberty - Part 2
  • 2023
    Kattawapiskak Elementary School

    Kattawapiskak Elementary School

    Kattawapiskak Elementary School

    02023HD

    Update on the Kattawapiskak Elementary School.

    Kattawapiskak Elementary School
  • 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