Person
Alanis Obomsawin
Directing · Born 1932-08-31 · Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Biography
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
Bonsoir bonsoir!
Self
La semaine des 4 Julie
Self
Heritage Minutes
Narrator
Bones of Crows
Indigenous Director
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
Self
Waseteg
Narrator
Bill Reid Remembers
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bones of Crows
TRC Film Director
Upstairs With David Amram
Director
My Friend the Green Horse
Narrator
Filmography
- 2024My Friend the Green HorseNarrator
- 2024Dans un cinéma près de chez vousSelf
- 2023The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme CourtDirector
- 2023Kattawapiskak Elementary SchoolDirector
- 2023Outdoor Art GalleryDirector
- 2023Let's Study Treaty No. 5Director
- 2023Bones of CrowsIndigenous Director
- 2023Bones of CrowsTRC Film Director
- 2022Wabano: The Light of the DayDirector
- 2022Upstairs With David AmramDirector
- 2022Bill Reid RemembersSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 2021Honour to Senator Murray SinclairDirector
- 2021Le grand solsticeSelf
- 2021Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian AgainSelf
- 2021Don Burnstick In KattawapiskakDirector
- 2021Theo Fleury Visits KattawapiskakDirector
- 2020La semaine des 4 JulieSelf
- 2019Jordan River Anderson, The MessengerNarrator (voice)
- 2019Bonsoir bonsoir!Self
- 2019Merata: How Mum Decolonised the ScreenSelf
- 2018The Devil's ShareSelf (archive footage)
- 2017Walking Is MedicineNarrator (voice)
- 2017Our People Will Be HealedDirector
- 2016Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak AshevakNarrator (voice)
- 2016We Can't Make the Same Mistake TwiceDirector
- 2014Trick or Treaty?Narrator
- 2014Documenting John Grierson
- 2014Making Movie History: Alanis ObomsawinSelf
- 2013Hi-Ho Mistahey!Director
- 2013Heritage Minutes: Queenston HeightsNarrator
- 2012The People of the Kattawapiskak RiverDirector
- 2012The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months LaterDirector
- 2012The Federal Court HearingDirector
- 2010WasetegNarrator
- 2010When All the Leaves Are GoneDirector
- 2009Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'Director
- 2008Capturing RealitySelf
- 2008Dream MagicSelf
- 2007Gene Boy Came HomeDirector
- 2006Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun RisesDirector
- 2005SigwanDirector
- 2003Our NationhoodDirector
- 2003Is the Crown at war with us?Narrator (voice)
- 2000Rocks at Whiskey TrenchSelf - Narrator (voice)
- 1998Spudwrench - Kahnawake ManDirector
- 1995My Name Is KahentiiostaDirector
- 1993Kanehsatake, 270 Years of ResistanceNarrator (voice)
- 1991Heritage MinutesNarrator
- 1991Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years LaterWriter
- 1991WalkerDirector
- 1988No AddressDirector
- 1987Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing PlaceDirector
- 1986Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis ChildDirector
- 1984Incident at RestigoucheNarrator
- 1980Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec ArcticNarrator
- 1979Cold JourneyDirector
- 1979Cree WayDirector
- 1979Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the CityNarrator
- 1979Sounds from Our People: Old CrowDirector
- 1979Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest KenoraDirector
- 1977Mother of Many ChildrenNarrator (voice)
- 1977Amisk
- 1975Our Dear SistersSelf
- 1975Eliza's HoroscopeIndian Maiden
- 1975L’íl’wataDirector
- 1975XusumDirector
- 1975BasketDirector
- 1975SalmonDirector
- 1975Puberty - Part 1Director
- 1975Puberty - Part 2Director
- 1975FarmingDirector
- 1975Mount Currie Summer CampDirector
- 1975Objects in Our Daily LivesDirector
- 1972Walk With DignityMusic
- 1972Moose CallDirector
- 1972History of Manawan - Part OneDirector
- 1972History of Manawan - Part TwoDirector
- 1972ChildrenDirector
- 1972The CanoeDirector
- 1972PartridgeDirector
- 1972SnowshoesDirector
- 1971Christmas at Moose FactoryNarrator (voice)
- 1969The HoarderWriter
- —The Retaliation HearingsDirector
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