Alanis Obomsawin
Known for: Directing
Born: August 31, 1932
Place of birth: Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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.
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Filmography
80 movies · 5 TV shows, newest first
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My Friend the Green Horse
2024
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Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
2024
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The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court
2023
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Kattawapiskak Elementary School
2023
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Outdoor Art Gallery
2023
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Let's Study Treaty No. 5
2023
8.0
Bones of Crows
2023
6.8
Bones of Crows
2023
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Wabano: The Light of the Day
2022
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Upstairs With David Amram
2022
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Bill Reid Remembers
2022
9.0
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
2021
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Le grand solstice
2021
8.0
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
2021
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Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak
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Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak
2021
2.0
La semaine des 4 Julie
2020
8.0
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
2019
4.0
Bonsoir bonsoir!
2019
6.7
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
2019
8.0
The Devil's Share
2018
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Walking Is Medicine
2017
5.7
Our People Will Be Healed
2017
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Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
2016
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We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
2016
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Trick or Treaty?
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Documenting John Grierson
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Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
20146.3
Hi-Ho Mistahey!
2013
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Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
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The People of the Kattawapiskak River
2012
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The Federal Court Hearing
2012
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The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
2012
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Waseteg
2010
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When All the Leaves Are Gone
2010
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Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'
2009
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Capturing Reality
2008
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Dream Magic
2008
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Gene Boy Came Home
2007
6.0
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
2006
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Sigwan
2005
7.0
Our Nationhood
2003
6.6
Is the Crown at war with us?
2003
6.6
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
2000
7.5
Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man
1998
8.0
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
1995
7.5
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
1993
7.3
Heritage Minutes
1991
8.0
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
1991
10.0
Walker
1991
8.5
No Address
1988
8.0
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
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La Maison Poundmaker - La Voie de la guérison
1987
8.0
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
1986
7.3
Incident at Restigouche
1984
9.0
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
1980
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Cold Journey
1979
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Cree Way
1979
8.0
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
1979
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Sounds from Our People: Old Crow
1979
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Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora
1979
8.0
Mother of Many Children
1977
8.5
Amisk
1977
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Our Dear Sisters
1975
4.4
Eliza's Horoscope
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L’íl’wata
1975
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Xusum
1975
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Salmon
1975
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Basket
1975
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Farming
1975
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Objects in Our Daily Lives
1975
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Mount Currie Summer Camp
1975
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Puberty - Part 1
1975
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Puberty - Part 2
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Walk With Dignity
1972
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Moose Call
1972
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History of Manawan - Part One
1972
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History of Manawan - Part Two
1972
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Partridge
1972
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The Canoe
1972
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Snowshoes
1972
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Children
1972
8.0
Christmas at Moose Factory
1971
6.8
The Hoarder
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The Retaliation Hearings
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