Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Person

Alanis Obomsawin

Director 1932-08-31 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.

Known for

FILMOGRAPHY

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Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

1993 · Narrator (voice)

Bones of Crows

Bones of Crows

2023 · TRC Film Director

Capturing Reality

Capturing Reality

2008 · Self

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

2000 · Self - Narrator (voice)

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

2019 · Self

Eliza's Horoscope

Eliza's Horoscope

1975 · Indian Maiden

Bones of Crows

Bones of Crows

2023 · Indigenous Director

Is the Crown at war with us?

Is the Crown at war with us?

2003 · Narrator (voice)

Christmas at Moose Factory

Christmas at Moose Factory

1971 · Narrator (voice)

Mother of Many Children

Mother of Many Children

1977 · Narrator (voice)

Heritage Minutes

Heritage Minutes

1991 · Narrator

Incident at Restigouche

Incident at Restigouche

1984 · Narrator

Amisk

Amisk

1977 · Movie

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

2019 · Narrator (voice)

Bonsoir bonsoir!

Bonsoir bonsoir!

2019 · Self

La semaine des 4 Julie

La semaine des 4 Julie

2020 · Self

The Devil's Share

The Devil's Share

2018 · Self (archive footage)

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

2021 · Self

Waseteg

Waseteg

2010 · Narrator

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

1979 · Narrator