Alanis Obomsawin
Director · Actor · WriterAlanis 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.
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KNOWN FOR
FILMOGRAPHY
ACTOR28
My Friend the Green Horse
2024
Narrator
Bones of Crows
2023
TRC Film Director
Bill Reid Remembers
2022
Self - Narrator (voice)
Le grand solstice
2021
Self
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
2021
Self
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
2019
Self
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
2019
Narrator (voice)
The Devil's Share
2018
Self (archive footage)
Walking Is Medicine
2017
Narrator (voice)
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
2016
Narrator (voice)
Trick or Treaty?
2014
Narrator
- Documenting John Grierson
Documenting John Grierson
2014
- Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
2014
Self
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
2013
Narrator
Waseteg
2010
Narrator
Capturing Reality
2008
Self
Dream Magic
2008
Self
Is the Crown at war with us?
2003
Narrator (voice)
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
2000
Self - Narrator (voice)
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
1993
Narrator (voice)
Incident at Restigouche
1984
Narrator
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
1980
Narrator
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
1979
Narrator
Amisk
1977
Mother of Many Children
1977
Narrator (voice)
Our Dear Sisters
1975
Self
Eliza's Horoscope
1975
Indian Maiden
Christmas at Moose Factory
1971
Narrator (voice)
DIRECTOR64
My Friend the Green Horse
2024
Director
The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court
2023
Director
Kattawapiskak Elementary School
2023
Director
Outdoor Art Gallery
2023
Director
Let's Study Treaty No. 5
2023
Director
Bill Reid Remembers
2022
Director
Upstairs With David Amram
2022
Director
Wabano: The Light of the Day
2022
Director
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
2021
Director
Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak
2021
Director
Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak
2021
Director
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
2019
Director
Our People Will Be Healed
2017
Director
Walking Is Medicine
2017
Director
We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
2016
Director
Trick or Treaty?
2014
Director
- Hi-Ho Mistahey!
Hi-Ho Mistahey!
2013
Director
- The People of the Kattawapiskak River
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
2012
Director
The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
2012
Director
The Federal Court Hearing
2012
Director
When All the Leaves Are Gone
2010
Director
Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'
2009
Director
Gene Boy Came Home
2007
Director
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
2006
Director
Sigwan
2005
Director
Is the Crown at war with us?
2003
Director
Our Nationhood
2003
Director
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
2000
Director
Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man
1998
Director
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
1995
Director
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
1993
Director
Walker
1991
Director
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
1991
Director
No Address
1988
Director
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
1987
Director
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
1986
Director
Incident at Restigouche
1984
Director
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
1980
Director
Sounds from Our People: Old Crow
1979
Director
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
1979
Director
Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora
1979
Director
Cold Journey
1979
Director
Cree Way
1979
Director
Mother of Many Children
1977
Director
Amisk
1977
Director
- L’íl’wata
L’íl’wata
1975
Director
Xusum
1975
Director
Salmon
1975
Director
Basket
1975
Director
Farming
1975
Director
Objects in Our Daily Lives
1975
Director
Mount Currie Summer Camp
1975
Director
Puberty - Part 1
1975
Director
Puberty - Part 2
1975
Director
Moose Call
1972
Director
History of Manawan - Part One
1972
Director
History of Manawan - Part Two
1972
Director
Partridge
1972
Director
The Canoe
1972
Director
Snowshoes
1972
Director
Children
1972
Director
Christmas at Moose Factory
1971
Director
- The Retaliation Hearings
The Retaliation Hearings
Director
- Important to Us
Important to Us
Director
WRITER28
My Friend the Green Horse
2024
Writer
Bill Reid Remembers
2022
Writer
Upstairs With David Amram
2022
Scenario Writer
Wabano: The Light of the Day
2022
Writer
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
2021
Writer
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
2019
Writer
Trick or Treaty?
2014
Writer
- Hi-Ho Mistahey!
Hi-Ho Mistahey!
2013
Writer
- The People of the Kattawapiskak River
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
2012
Writer
The Federal Court Hearing
2012
Writer
The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
2012
Writer
When All the Leaves Are Gone
2010
Writer
Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'
2009
Writer
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
2006
Writer
Sigwan
2005
Writer
Our Nationhood
2003
Writer
Is the Crown at war with us?
2003
Writer
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
2000
Writer
Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man
1998
Writer
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
1995
Writer
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
1993
Writer
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
1991
Writer
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
1987
Writer
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
1986
Writer
Incident at Restigouche
1984
Writer
Mother of Many Children
1977
Writer
Christmas at Moose Factory
1971
Writer
The Hoarder
1969
Writer
PRODUCER22
My Friend the Green Horse
2024
Producer
Bill Reid Remembers
2022
Researcher, Producer
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
2021
Producer
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
2019
Producer, Researcher
Walking Is Medicine
2017
Producer
Trick or Treaty?
2014
Researcher
The Federal Court Hearing
2012
Producer
The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
2012
Producer
When All the Leaves Are Gone
2010
Producer
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
2006
Producer
Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man
1998
Producer
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
1995
Producer
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
1993
Producer
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
1991
Producer
No Address
1988
Producer
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
1987
Producer
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
1986
Producer
Incident at Restigouche
1984
Producer
Mother of Many Children
1977
Producer
Objects in Our Daily Lives
1975
Producer
History of Manawan - Part One
1972
Producer
History of Manawan - Part Two
1972
Producer
CINEMATOGRAPHER1
SOUND3
CREW7
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
1993
Script
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
1991
Script
No Address
1988
Script
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
1980
Script
Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora
1979
Script
History of Manawan - Part One
1972
Translator
History of Manawan - Part Two
1972
Translator
