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Alanis Obomsawin
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Alanis Obomsawin

Directing · Born 1932-08-31 · age 94 · 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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Titles

Titles

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
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movie

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Jul 19937.5
Director, Writer, Producer, Script
Bones of Crows
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movie

Bones of Crows

Jun 20236.8
Actor
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
movie

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

Jun 20006.6
Director, Writer
Eliza's Horoscope
movie

Eliza's Horoscope

Jan 19754.4
Actor
Bones of Crows
show

Bones of Crows

Sep 20238.0
Actor
Is the Crown at war with us?
movie

Is the Crown at war with us?

Sep 20036.6
Director, Writer
Christmas at Moose Factory
movie

Christmas at Moose Factory

Jan 19718.0
Director, Writer
Mother of Many Children
movie

Mother of Many Children

Sep 19778.0
Director, Writer, Producer
The Hoarder
movie

The Hoarder

Jan 19696.8
Writer
H
movie

Hi-Ho Mistahey!

Sep 20136.3
Director, Writer
Incident at Restigouche
movie

Incident at Restigouche

Jan 19847.3
Director, Writer, Producer
Our People Will Be Healed
movie

Our People Will Be Healed

Sep 20175.7
Director
Amisk
movie

Amisk

Jan 19778.5
Director, Actor
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
movie

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

Jan 19958.0
Director, Writer, Producer
No Address
movie

No Address

Jan 19888.5
Director, Producer, Script
Our Nationhood
movie

Our Nationhood

Dec 20037.0
Director, Writer, Director of Photography
Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man
movie

Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man

Sep 19987.5
Director, Writer, Producer
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
movie

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Sep 20198.0
Director, Writer, Producer, Researcher
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
movie

Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair

Sep 20219.0
Director, Writer, Producer
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
movie

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

May 20218.0
Vocal Coach
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
movie

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later

Jan 19918.0
Director, Writer, Producer, Script
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
movie

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

Jan 19868.0
Director, Writer, Producer
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
movie

Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises

Oct 20066.0
Director, Writer, Producer
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
movie

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place

Jan 19878.0
Director, Writer, Producer
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
movie

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

Jan 19798.0
Director
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
movie

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

Jan 19809.0
Director, Script
Walker
movie

Walker

Jan 199110.0
Director
Bill Reid Remembers
movie

Bill Reid Remembers

Apr 2022
Director, Writer, Producer, Location Sound Recordist, Musician, Researcher
Trick or Treaty?
movie

Trick or Treaty?

Sep 2014
Director, Writer, Researcher
Gene Boy Came Home
movie

Gene Boy Came Home

Aug 2007
Director
Upstairs With David Amram
movie

Upstairs With David Amram

Aug 2022
Director, Scenario Writer
Sigwan
movie

Sigwan

Jan 2005
Director, Writer
When All the Leaves Are Gone
movie

When All the Leaves Are Gone

Jan 2010
Director, Writer, Producer
We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
movie

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

Sep 2016
Director
Walking Is Medicine
movie

Walking Is Medicine

Nov 2017
Director, Producer
My Friend the Green Horse
movie

My Friend the Green Horse

Oct 2024
Director, Writer, Producer
Sounds from Our People: Old Crow
movie

Sounds from Our People: Old Crow

Jan 1979
Director
The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court
movie

The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court

Dec 2023
Director
Wabano: The Light of the Day
movie

Wabano: The Light of the Day

Dec 2022
Director, Writer
Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak
movie

Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

Jan 2021
Director
Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak
movie

Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak

Jan 2021
Director
Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora
movie

Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

Jan 1979
Director, Script
Xusum
movie

Xusum

Jan 1975
Director
Basket
movie

Basket

Jan 1975
Director
Salmon
movie

Salmon

Jan 1975
Director
Moose Call
movie

Moose Call

Jan 1972
Director
History of Manawan - Part One
movie

History of Manawan - Part One

Jan 1972
Director, Producer, Translator
History of Manawan - Part Two
movie

History of Manawan - Part Two

Jan 1972
Director, Producer, Translator
Children
movie

Children

Jan 1972
Director
The Canoe
movie

The Canoe

Jan 1972
Director
Partridge
movie

Partridge

Jan 1972
Director
Snowshoes
movie

Snowshoes

Jan 1972
Director
Puberty - Part 1
movie

Puberty - Part 1

Jan 1975
Director
Puberty - Part 2
movie

Puberty - Part 2

Jan 1975
Director
Farming
movie

Farming

Jan 1975
Director
Mount Currie Summer Camp
movie

Mount Currie Summer Camp

Jan 1975
Director
Objects in Our Daily Lives
movie

Objects in Our Daily Lives

Jan 1975
Director, Producer
Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'
movie

Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

Jan 2009
Director, Writer
The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
movie

The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

Jan 2012
Director, Writer, Producer
The Federal Court Hearing
movie

The Federal Court Hearing

Jan 2012
Director, Writer, Producer