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.
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Full Filmography
Directing
Christmas at Moose Factory
(1971)
Director
Moose Call
(1972)
Director
History of Manawan - Part One
(1972)
Director
History of Manawan - Part Two
(1972)
Director
Children
(1972)
Director
The Canoe
(1972)
Director
Partridge
(1972)
Director
Snowshoes
(1972)
Director
L’íl’wata
(1975)
Director
Xusum
(1975)
Director
Basket
(1975)
Director
Salmon
(1975)
Director
Puberty - Part 1
(1975)
Director
Puberty - Part 2
(1975)
Director
Farming
(1975)
Director
Mount Currie Summer Camp
(1975)
Director
Objects in Our Daily Lives
(1975)
Director
Mother of Many Children
(1977)
Director
Amisk
(1977)
Director
Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora
(1979)
Director
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
(1980)
Director
Incident at Restigouche
(1984)
Director
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
(1986)
Director
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
(1987)
Director
No Address
(1988)
Director
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
(1991)
Director
Walker
(1991)
Director
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
(1993)
Director
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
(1995)
Director
Spudwrench
(1998)
Director
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
(2000)
Director
Is the Crown at war with us?
(2003)
Director
Our Nationhood
(2003)
Director
Sigwan
(2005)
Director
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
(2006)
Director
Gene Boy Came Home
(2007)
Director
Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'
(2009)
Director
When All the Leaves Are Gone
(2010)
Director
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
Hi-Ho Mistahey!
(2013)
Director
Trick or Treaty?
(2014)
Director
We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice
(2016)
Director
Our People Will Be Healed
(2017)
Director
Walking is Medicine
(2017)
Director
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
(2019)
Director
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
(2021)
Director
Bill Reid Remembers
(2022)
Director
Upstairs With David Amram
(2022)
Director
Acting
Christmas at Moose Factory
(1971)
Narrator (voice)
Our Dear Sisters
(1975)
Self
Eliza's Horoscope
(1975)
Indian Maiden
Mother of Many Children
(1977)
Narrator (voice)
Amisk
(1977)
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
(1980)
Narrator
Incident at Restigouche
(1984)
Narrator
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
(1993)
Narrator (voice)
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
(2000)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Is the Crown at war with us?
(2003)
Narrator (voice)
Capturing Reality
(2008)
Self
Dream Magic
(2008)
Self
Waseteg
(2010)
Narrator
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
(2013)
Narrator
Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
(2014)
Self
Trick or Treaty?
(2014)
Narrator
Documenting John Grierson
(2014)
Walking is Medicine
(2017)
Narrator (voice)
The Devil's Share
(2018)
Self (archive footage)
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
(2019)
Self
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
(2019)
Narrator (voice)
Le grand solstice
(2021)
Self
Bill Reid Remembers
(2022)
Self - Narrator (voice)
Bones of Crows
(2023)
TRC Film Director
Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
(2024)
Self
Writing
The Hoarder
(1969)
Writer
Christmas at Moose Factory
(1971)
Writer
Mother of Many Children
(1977)
Writer
Incident at Restigouche
(1984)
Writer
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
(1986)
Writer
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
(1987)
Writer
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
(1991)
Writer
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
(1993)
Writer
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
(1995)
Writer
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
(2000)
Writer
Our Nationhood
(2003)
Writer
Is the Crown at war with us?
(2003)
Writer
Sigwan
(2005)
Writer
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
(2006)
Writer
Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'
(2009)
Writer
When All the Leaves Are Gone
(2010)
Writer
The People of the Kattawapiskak River
(2012)
Writer
The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
(2012)
Writer
The Federal Court Hearing
(2012)
Writer
Hi-Ho Mistahey!
(2013)
Writer
Trick or Treaty?
(2014)
Writer
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
(2019)
Writer
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
(2021)
Writer
Upstairs With David Amram
(2022)
Scenario Writer
Bill Reid Remembers
(2022)
Writer
Production
History of Manawan - Part One
(1972)
Producer
History of Manawan - Part Two
(1972)
Producer
Objects in Our Daily Lives
(1975)
Producer
Mother of Many Children
(1977)
Producer
Incident at Restigouche
(1984)
Producer
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
(1986)
Producer
Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
(1987)
Producer
No Address
(1988)
Producer
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
(1991)
Producer
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
(1993)
Producer
My Name Is Kahentiiosta
(1995)
Producer
Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
(2006)
Producer
When All the Leaves Are Gone
(2010)
Producer
The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later
(2012)
Producer
The Federal Court Hearing
(2012)
Producer
Trick or Treaty?
(2014)
Researcher
Walking is Medicine
(2017)
Producer
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
(2019)
Producer and Researcher
Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
(2021)
Producer
Bill Reid Remembers
(2022)
Researcher and Producer
Crew
History of Manawan - Part One
(1972)
Translator
History of Manawan - Part Two
(1972)
Translator
Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora
(1979)
Script
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
(1980)
Script
No Address
(1988)
Script
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
(1991)
Script
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
(1993)
Script
Our Nationhood
(2003)
Cinematography
Sound