Alanis Obomsawin

La semaine des 4 Julie

Bonsoir bonsoir!

Each day, Jean-Philippe Wauthier welcomes guests on the show in warm, friendly setting. His interviews focus on...

Bones of Crows

Cree Matriarch Aline Spears survives Canada's residential school system to continue her family's generational f...

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Bones of Crows

Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s...

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita told through the eyes of her children. U...

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec,...

Capturing Reality

From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Wern...

Is the Crown at war with us?

In the summer of 2000, federal fishery officers appeared to wage war on the Mi'gmaq fishermen of Burnt Church,...

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

The story of a young boy forced to spend all five years of his short life in hospital while the federal and pro...

Eliza's Horoscope

A young woman arrives to Montreal to find love. A fortune teller tells her that a wealthy man meant for her is...

Incident at Restigouche

Incident at Restigouche is a 1984 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling a series of two raids on th...

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

After marrying a settler, Mary Two-Axe Earley lost her legal status as a First Nations woman. Dedicating her li...

Documenting John Grierson

The life and work of the documentary pioneer.

Trick or Treaty?

Legendary Canadian documentarian Alanis Obomsawin digs into the tangled history of Treaty 9 — the infamous 1905...

The Devil's Share

Quebec, on the cusp of the 1960s. The province is on the brink of momentous change. Deftly selecting clips from...

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors hold off American soldiers until reinforcements arrive and...

Bill Reid Remembers

Renowned Haida artist Bill Reid shares his thoughts on artistry, activism and his deep affection for his homela...

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

The fourth film in Alanis Obomsawin's landmark series on the Oka crisis uses a single, shameful incident as a l...

My Friend the Green Horse

Often feeling alone in her waking life, the young Alanis Obomsawin found friendship with the Green Horse, a ben...

Amisk

A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was...

Christmas at Moose Factory

A study of life at Christmastime in Moose Factory, an old settlement mainly composed of Cree families on the sh...

Dream Magic

Portrait of NFB filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.

Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

A founding member of Cape Dorset’s famed printmaking co-op, Kenojuak Ashevak introduced Inuit art to the world.

Walking Is Medicine

The Nishiyuu walkers made the trek from Whapmagoostui in Quebec to Ottawa, a 1,600-kilometre journey whose root...

Waseteg

The story of a young Mi'kmaq girl whose name means "the light from the dawn."

Our Dear Sisters

Alanis Obomsawin, a North American Indian who earns her living by singing and making films, is the mother of an...

Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin talks about how she got her start at the NFB and the overarching importance of sound/story in...

Le grand solstice

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

Obomsawin narrates as children learn of the traditions and life of Gabriel, a Cree boy from Fort George, James...

Mother of Many Children

This film is an album of Native womanhood, portraying a proud matriarchal society that for centuries has been p...

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

On a beautiful summer’s day in Nunavik, a family enjoys the pleasures of berry picking and fishing as the sound...