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Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Known for: Directing

Born 31/08/1932
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.

Filmography

Bonsoir bonsoir! Series ★ 4,0

Bonsoir bonsoir!

Self

2019

Heritage Minutes Series ★ 7,3

Heritage Minutes

Narrator

1991

La semaine des 4 Julie Series ★ 2,0

La semaine des 4 Julie

Self

2020

Bones of Crows Series ★ 8,0

Bones of Crows

Indigenous Director

2023

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous Series

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

Self

2024

Bones of Crows Film ★ 6,8

Bones of Crows

TRC Film Director

2023

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen Film ★ 6,7

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Self

2019

My Friend the Green Horse Film

My Friend the Green Horse

Narrator

2024

Amisk Film ★ 8,5

Amisk

1977

Our Dear Sisters Film

Our Dear Sisters

Self

1975

Waseteg Film ★ 5,0

Waseteg

Narrator

2010

Capturing Reality Film ★ 6,1

Capturing Reality

Self

2008

Bill Reid Remembers Film

Bill Reid Remembers

Self - Narrator (voice)

2022

Eliza's Horoscope Film ★ 4,4

Eliza's Horoscope

Indian Maiden

1975

Film

Documenting John Grierson

2014

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger Film ★ 8,0

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Narrator (voice)

2019

Trick or Treaty? Film

Trick or Treaty?

Narrator

2014

The Devil's Share Film ★ 8,0

The Devil's Share

Self (archive footage)

2018

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance Film ★ 7,5

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Narrator (voice)

1993

Le grand solstice Film

Le grand solstice

Self

2021

Is the Crown at war with us? Film ★ 6,6

Is the Crown at war with us?

Narrator (voice)

2003

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again Film ★ 8,0

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

Self

2021

Dream Magic Film

Dream Magic

Self

2008

Christmas at Moose Factory Film ★ 8,0

Christmas at Moose Factory

Narrator (voice)

1971

Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak Film

Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

Narrator (voice)

2016

Walking Is Medicine Film

Walking Is Medicine

Narrator (voice)

2017

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights Film

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

Narrator

2013

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City Film ★ 8,0

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

Narrator

1979

Rocks at Whiskey Trench Film ★ 6,6

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

Self - Narrator (voice)

2000

Mother of Many Children Film ★ 8,0

Mother of Many Children

Narrator (voice)

1977

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic Film ★ 9,0

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

Narrator

1980

Incident at Restigouche Film ★ 7,3

Incident at Restigouche

Narrator

1984

Film

Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

Self

2014