Alanis Obomsawin
DirectingAlanis 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.
Known For
Bones of Crows
TRC Film Director
Eliza's Horoscope
Indian Maiden
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
Narrator (voice)
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Self
Capturing Reality
Self
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
Self
Is the Crown at war with us?
Narrator (voice)
The Devil's Share
Self (archive footage)
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
Narrator (voice)
Filmography — Acting
Bones of Crows
TRC Film Director
Eliza's Horoscope
Indian Maiden
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
Narrator (voice)
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Self
Capturing Reality
Self
Documenting John Grierson
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
Self
Is the Crown at war with us?
Narrator (voice)
The Devil's Share
Self (archive footage)
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
Narrator (voice)
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
Narrator
Christmas at Moose Factory
Narrator (voice)
Le grand solstice
Self
Bill Reid Remembers
Self - Narrator (voice)
Our Dear Sisters
Self
Incident at Restigouche
Narrator
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
Narrator
My Friend the Green Horse
Narrator
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
Self - Narrator (voice)
Waseteg
Narrator
Trick or Treaty?
Narrator
Amisk
Dream Magic
Self
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
Narrator
Mother of Many Children
Narrator (voice)
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
Narrator (voice)
Walking Is Medicine
Narrator (voice)
Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
Self
Filmography — Crew
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
Director
Is the Crown at war with us?
Director
The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court
Director
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
Director
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
Director
No Address
Director
Christmas at Moose Factory
Director
Walker
Director
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
Director
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
Director
Bill Reid Remembers
Director
Incident at Restigouche
Director
Sounds from Our People: Old Crow
Director
The Hoarder
Writer
My Friend the Green Horse
Director
Gene Boy Came Home
Director
When All the Leaves Are Gone
Director
History of Manawan - Part Two
Director
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
Director
Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora
Director
Our People Will Be Healed
Director
Our Nationhood
Director
Trick or Treaty?
Director
Cree Way
Director
Amisk
Director
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
Director
Mount Currie Summer Camp
Director
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
Director
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
Director
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
Director
Farming
Director
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
Writer
Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man
Director
Cold Journey
Director
Wabano: The Light of the Day
Director
Xusum
Director
Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'
Director
Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak
Director
Kattawapiskak Elementary School
Director
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
Director
Mother of Many Children
Director
Children
Director
We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
Director
The Federal Court Hearing
Director
Basket
Director
Upstairs With David Amram
Director
L’íl’wata
Director
Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak
Director
Moose Call
Director
History of Manawan - Part One
Director
The Canoe
Director
Partridge
Director
Puberty - Part 1
Director
Objects in Our Daily Lives
Director
The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
Director
The Retaliation Hearings
Director
Hi-Ho Mistahey!
Director
Walking Is Medicine
Director
Salmon
Director
Snowshoes
Director
Outdoor Art Gallery
Director
Let's Study Treaty No. 5
Director
Important to Us
Director
Sigwan
Director
Puberty - Part 2
Director