Alanis Obomsawin

Directing

Alanis Obomsawin

Born 31 August 1932 · Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA · 94

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.

Known for

Highlights

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance1993 · Film · Director
Bones of Crows2023 · Film · TRC Film Director
Rocks at Whiskey Trench2000 · Film · Director
Bones of Crows2023 · Series · Indigenous Director
Mother of Many Children1977 · Film · Director
Christmas at Moose Factory1971 · Film · Director

Filmography

Movies

62 films

My Friend the Green Horse2024 · Film · Director
The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court2023 · Film · Director
Kattawapiskak Elementary School2023 · Film · Director
Outdoor Art Gallery2023 · Film · Director
Let's Study Treaty No. 52023 · Film · Director
Bones of Crows2023 · Film · TRC Film Director
Wabano: The Light of the Day2022 · Film · Director
Upstairs With David Amram2022 · Film · Director
Bill Reid Remembers2022 · Film · Director
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair2021 · Film · Director
Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak2021 · Film · Director
Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak2021 · Film · Director
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger2019 · Film · Director
Walking Is Medicine2017 · Film · Director
Our People Will Be Healed2017 · Film · Director
We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice2016 · Film · Director
Trick or Treaty?2014 · Film · Director
The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later2012 · Film · Director
The Federal Court Hearing2012 · Film · Director
When All the Leaves Are Gone2010 · Film · Director
Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'2009 · Film · Director
Gene Boy Came Home2007 · Film · Director
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises2006 · Film · Director
Sigwan2005 · Film · Director
Our Nationhood2003 · Film · Director
Is the Crown at war with us?2003 · Film · Director
Rocks at Whiskey Trench2000 · Film · Director
Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man1998 · Film · Director
My Name Is Kahentiiosta1995 · Film · Director
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance1993 · Film · Director
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later1991 · Film · Writer
Walker1991 · Film · Director
No Address1988 · Film · Director
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place1987 · Film · Director
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child1986 · Film · Director
Incident at Restigouche1984 · Film · Director
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic1980 · Film · Director
Cold Journey1979 · Film · Director
Cree Way1979 · Film · Director
Sounds from Our People: Old Crow1979 · Film · Director
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City1979 · Film · Director
Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora1979 · Film · Director
Mother of Many Children1977 · Film · Director
Amisk1977 · Film
Eliza's Horoscope1975 · Film · Indian Maiden
Xusum1975 · Film · Director
Basket1975 · Film · Director
Salmon1975 · Film · Director
Puberty - Part 11975 · Film · Director
Puberty - Part 21975 · Film · Director
Farming1975 · Film · Director
Mount Currie Summer Camp1975 · Film · Director
Objects in Our Daily Lives1975 · Film · Director
Moose Call1972 · Film · Director
History of Manawan - Part One1972 · Film · Director
History of Manawan - Part Two1972 · Film · Director
Children1972 · Film · Director
The Canoe1972 · Film · Director
Partridge1972 · Film · Director
Snowshoes1972 · Film · Director
Christmas at Moose Factory1971 · Film · Director
The Hoarder1969 · Film · Writer

Filmography

Series

1 show

Bones of Crows2023 · Series · Indigenous Director