Alanis Obomsawin

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Alanis Obomsawin

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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.

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Films Featuring Alanis Obomsawin

Trick or Treaty?

2014

Documenting John Grierson

Documenting John Grierson

2014

Bones of Crows

20236.8

Amisk

19778.5

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

19937.5

Bill Reid Remembers

2022

Incident at Restigouche

19847.3

Waseteg

20105.0

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

19798.0

Our Dear Sisters

1975

Walking Is Medicine

2017

Capturing Reality

20086.1

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

20196.7

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

20006.6

Mother of Many Children

19778.0

Is the Crown at war with us?

20036.6

Dream Magic

2008

Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

2014

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

2013

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

20198.0

Christmas at Moose Factory

19718.0

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

19809.0

The Devil's Share

20188.0

Le grand solstice

2021

Eliza's Horoscope

19754.4

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

20218.0

Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

2016

My Friend the Green Horse

2024