Directing
Alanis Obomsawin
EN, FR, CR cinema · 80 credits
Born
31 August 1932 (age 94)
Birthplace
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
My Friend the Green Horse
as Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
Bones of Crows
as TRC Film Director
Bill Reid Remembers
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Location Sound Recordist, Writer, Musician, Researcher, Producer
Upstairs With David Amram
Scenario Writer, Director
Wabano: The Light of the Day
Director, Writer
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
as Self, Vocal Coach
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
Director, Writer, Producer
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer, Researcher
The Devil's Share
as Self (archive footage)
Walking Is Medicine
as Narrator (voice), Producer, Director
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
as Narrator (voice)
Trick or Treaty?
as Narrator, Director, Researcher, Writer
Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
2014
Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
as Self
Hi-Ho Mistahey!
2013
Hi-Ho Mistahey!
Director, Writer
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
2012
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
Director, Writer
The Federal Court Hearing
Producer, Director, Writer
The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
Director, Writer, Producer
Waseteg
as Narrator
When All the Leaves Are Gone
Director, Writer, Producer
Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'
Director, Writer
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
Producer, Writer, Director
Sigwan
Director, Writer
Is the Crown at war with us?
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Our Nationhood
Writer, Director, Director of Photography
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
as Self - Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man
Director, Writer, Producer
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
Writer, Director, Producer
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
as Narrator (voice), Director, Script, Producer, Writer
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
Writer, Producer, Director, Script
Walker
Director
No Address
Director, Producer, Script
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
Writer, Producer, Director
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
Writer, Director, Producer
Incident at Restigouche
as Narrator, Director, Writer, Producer
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
as Narrator, Director, Script
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
as Narrator, Director
Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora
Script, Director
Cold Journey
Director
Cree Way
Director
Amisk
Actor, Director
Mother of Many Children
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer, Producer
Eliza's Horoscope
as Indian Maiden
Xusum
Director
Basket
Director
Salmon
Director
Farming
Director
Objects in Our Daily Lives
Director, Producer
Moose Call
Director
History of Manawan - Part One
Director, Producer, Translator
History of Manawan - Part Two
Director, Producer, Translator
Partridge
Director
Children
Director
Snowshoes
Director
The Canoe
Director
Christmas at Moose Factory
as Narrator (voice), Director, Writer
The Hoarder
Writer