Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Directing • Born 1932-08-31

Directing0Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA

Biography

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.

Filmography

32 credits
Trick or Treaty?

Trick or Treaty?

Movie • 2014

Narrator

Documenting John Grierson

Documenting John Grierson

Movie • 2014

Bones of Crows

Bones of Crows

Movie • 2023

TRC Film Director

Amisk

Amisk

Movie • 1977

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Movie • 1993

Narrator (voice)

Bill Reid Remembers

Bill Reid Remembers

Movie • 2022

Self - Narrator (voice)

Incident at Restigouche

Incident at Restigouche

Movie • 1984

Narrator

Waseteg

Waseteg

Movie • 2010

Narrator

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

Movie • 1979

Narrator

Our Dear Sisters

Our Dear Sisters

Movie • 1975

Self

Walking Is Medicine

Walking Is Medicine

Movie • 2017

Narrator (voice)

Capturing Reality

Capturing Reality

Movie • 2008

Self

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Movie • 2019

Self

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

Movie • 2000

Self - Narrator (voice)

Mother of Many Children

Mother of Many Children

Movie • 1977

Narrator (voice)

Is the Crown at war with us?

Is the Crown at war with us?

Movie • 2003

Narrator (voice)

Dream Magic

Dream Magic

Movie • 2008

Self

Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

Movie • 2014

Self

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

Movie • 2013

Narrator

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Movie • 2019

Narrator (voice)

Christmas at Moose Factory

Christmas at Moose Factory

Movie • 1971

Narrator (voice)

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

Movie • 1980

Narrator

The Devil's Share

The Devil's Share

Movie • 2018

Self (archive footage)

Le grand solstice

Le grand solstice

Movie • 2021

Self

Eliza's Horoscope

Eliza's Horoscope

Movie • 1975

Indian Maiden

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

Movie • 2021

Self

Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

Movie • 2016

Narrator (voice)

My Friend the Green Horse

My Friend the Green Horse

Movie • 2024

Narrator

La semaine des 4 Julie

La semaine des 4 Julie

TV • 2020

Self

Bonsoir bonsoir!

Bonsoir bonsoir!

TV • 2019

Self

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

TV • 2024

Self

Bones of Crows

Bones of Crows

TV • 2023

Indigenous Director