Alanis Obomsawin Movies

  • 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

    01979HD

    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
  • 2024
    My Friend the Green Horse

    My Friend the Green Horse

    My Friend the Green Horse

    02024HD

    Often feeling alone in her waking life, the young Alanis Obomsawin found friendship with the Green Horse, a benevolent being she visited regularly in...

    My Friend the Green Horse
  • 1972
    History of Manawan - Part Two

    History of Manawan - Part Two

    History of Manawan - Part Two

    01972HD

    Atikamekw elder Cézar Néwashish continues to recount the history of the community of Manawan that first began in The History of...

    History of Manawan - Part Two
  • 2021
    Le grand solstice

    Le grand solstice

    Le grand solstice

    02021HD

    Le grand solstice
  • 1991
    Walker

    Walker

    Walker

    01991HD

    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
  • 2014
    Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

    Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

    Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

    02014HD

    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
  • 1987
    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

    01987HD

    This short documentary by Alanis Obomsawin takes us to Poundmaker's Lodge, a treatment centre in St. Albert, Alberta, that welcomes Native people...

    Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
  • 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

    62006HD

    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
  • 1975
    Puberty - Part 1

    Puberty - Part 1

    Puberty - Part 1

    01975HD

    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...

    Puberty - Part 1
  • 1975
    Basket

    Basket

    Basket

    01975HD

    A series of still images follows master Líl̓wat basket maker Mathilda Jim, from the harvesting of materials to the creation of a...

    Basket
  • 1975
    Xusum

    Xusum

    Xusum

    01975HD

    Accompanied by a song in the Lil̓wat7úl language, we follow a woman as she makes gwùshum, a Líl̓wat dessert and a very...

    Xusum
  • 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
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

    Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

    Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

    01979HD

    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
  • 2022
    Upstairs With David Amram

    Upstairs With David Amram

    Upstairs With David Amram

    02022HD

    Upstairs With David Amram
  • 1975
    Farming

    Farming

    Farming

    01975HD

    The farming practices of residents of the Líl̓wat Nation near Mount Currie, B.C., are presented in a series of snapshots that illustrate...

    Farming
  • 1972
    Moose Call

    Moose Call

    Moose Call

    01972HD

    Elders Mariane and Athanas Jacob – of the Atikamekw community of Manawan – demonstrate a moose-call horn constructed from bark. The...

    Moose Call
  • 2017
    Walking Is Medicine

    Walking Is Medicine

    Walking Is Medicine

    02017HD

    The Nishiyuu walkers made the trek from Whapmagoostui in Quebec to Ottawa, a 1,600-kilometre journey whose roots date back millennia. At the heart of...

    Walking Is Medicine
  • 1979
    Sounds from Our People: Old Crow

    Sounds from Our People: Old Crow

    Sounds from Our People: Old Crow

    01979HD

    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...

    Sounds from Our People: Old Crow
  • 1975
    Our Dear Sisters

    Our Dear Sisters

    Our Dear Sisters

    01975HD

    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...

    Our Dear Sisters
  • 2005
    Sigwan

    Sigwan

    Sigwan

    02005HD

    A young Native girl, rejected by her classmates, is comforted and counselled by the animals of the forest.

    Sigwan