Alanis Obomsawin
Znany z: Directing
Urodziny: 1932-08-31
Miejsce urodzenia: Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
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Trick or Treaty?
Legendary Canadian documentarian Alanis Obomsawin digs into the tangled history of Treaty 9 — the infamous 1905 agreement wherein First Nations...
Wydanie : 2014.09.04Popularność : 0.743
Documenting John Grierson
The life and work of the documentary pioneer.
Wydanie : 2014.02.28Popularność : 0.832
Bones of Crows
Cree matriarch Aline Spears survives a childhood in Canada’s residential school system to continue her family’s generational fight in the...
Wydanie : 2023.06.02Popularność : 8.06
Amisk
A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was...
Wydanie : 1977.01.01Popularność : 1.315
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, sets the stage for a...
Wydanie : 1993.07.12Popularność : 3.497
Bill Reid Remembers
Renowned Haida artist Bill Reid shares his thoughts on artistry, activism and his deep affection for his homeland in this heartwarming tribute from...
Wydanie : 2022.04.30Popularność : 1.347
Incident at Restigouche
Incident at Restigouche is a 1984 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling a series of two raids on the Listuguj Mi'gmaq First Nation...
Wydanie : 1984.01.01Popularność : 0.943
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
Karine Vanasse goes behind the scenes of our cinema and showcases the talent of our artists and artisans. The objective? Make as many people as...
Wydanie : 2024.01.14Popularność : 2.396
Waseteg
The story of a young Micmac girl whose name means "the light from the dawn."
Wydanie : 2010.01.01Popularność : 0.374
Gabriel Goes to the City
Obomsawin narrates as children learn of the traditions and life of Gabriel, a Cree boy from Fort George, James Bay. The Northern Cree "Walking Out...
Wydanie : 1970.01.01Popularność : 0.692
Our Dear Sisters
Alanis Obomsawin, a North American Indian who earns her living by singing and making films, is the mother of an adopted child. She talks about her...
Wydanie : 1975.01.01Popularność : 0.379
Walking is Medicine
The Nishiyuu walkers made the trek from Whapmagoostui in Quebec to Ottawa, a 1,600-kilometre journey whose roots date back millennia. At the heart of...
Wydanie : 2017.11.28Popularność : 0.627
Capturing Reality
From cinema-verite; pioneers Albert Maysles and Joan Churchill to maverick movie makers like Errol Morris, Werner Herzog and Nick Broomfield, the...
Wydanie : 2008.11.01Popularność : 3.121
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata Mita told through the eyes of her children. Using hours of archive footage, some...
Wydanie : 2019.01.28Popularność : 2.207
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, New Brunswick. Why would officials of...
Wydanie : 2003.09.13Popularność : 1.135
Mother of Many Children
This film is an album of Native womanhood, portraying a proud matriarchal society that for centuries has been pressured to adopt different standards...
Wydanie : 1977.09.18Popularność : 1.071
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
The fourth film in Alanis Obomsawin's landmark series on the Oka crisis uses a single, shameful incident as a lens through which to examine the...
Wydanie : 2000.06.21Popularność : 0.955
Dream Magic
Portrait of NFB filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin.
Wydanie : 2008.01.01Popularność : 0.318
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 her work.
Wydanie : 2014.01.01Popularność : 0.437
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
Mohawk Chief John Norton and 80 Grand River warriors hold off American soldiers until reinforcements arrive and the Battle of Queenston Heights is...
Wydanie : 2013.01.01Popularność : 0.986
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 provincial governments argued over which...
Wydanie : 2019.09.10Popularność : 1.249
Christmas at Moose Factory
A study of life at Christmastime in Moose Factory, an old settlement mainly composed of Cree families on the shore of James Bay, composed entirely of...
Wydanie : 1971.01.01Popularność : 1.301
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 of two Elders throat-singing...
Wydanie : 1980.01.01Popularność : 0.177
The Devil's Share
Quebec, on the cusp of the 1960s. The province is on the brink of momentous change. Deftly selecting clips from nearly 200 films from the National...
Wydanie : 2018.02.16Popularność : 1.484
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 right around the corner so she goes...
Wydanie : 1975.01.01Popularność : 0.44