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Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Actor, Director, Writer

Born August 31, 1932 in Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA

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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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16 wins and 7 nominations

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WE CAN'T MAKE THE SAME MISTAKE TWICE Trailer | Human Rights Watch 2017

Hi-Ho Mistahey! (Trailer)

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (Trailer) | MoMA Film

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993) clip

Incident at Restigouche 1981 (Mi'gwetetm 81)

Filmography

Actor

40

Type

Year

The CBC and NFB Through the Eyepiece Poster

The CBC and NFB Through the Eyepiece Feature Film2025Self

My Friend the Green Horse Poster

My Friend the Green Horse Short Film2024Narration

NiiMisSak: Sisters in Film Poster

NiiMisSak: Sisters in Film Feature Film2024

Simply Johanne Poster

Simply Johanne Feature Film2024Self

Bones of Crows: The Series Poster

Bones of Crows: The Series Mini-Series2023Indigenous Director

Bones of Crows Poster

Bones of Crows Feature Film2022TRC Film Director

TIFF Tribute Awards 2021 Poster

TIFF Tribute Awards 2021 TV Movie2021Self

Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger Poster

Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger Documentary2019Narrator

Merata: How Mom Decolonized the Screen Poster

Merata: How Mom Decolonized the Screen Documentary2018Self

Firecracker Department TV Series2017Self

La Part du diable Poster

La Part du diable Documentary2017Self

Creatura Dada Short Film2016

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice Poster

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice Documentary2016Narration

Documenting John Grierson Documentary2014Self - Former Student

Trick or Treaty? Poster

Trick or Treaty? Documentary2014Narration

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Poster

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Documentary2013Narration

Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin Poster

Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin Short Film2012Self

The People of the Kattawapiskak River Poster

The People of the Kattawapiskak River Documentary2012Narration

Katie Chats Poster

Katie Chats TV Series2011Self

Waseteg Short Film2010Narrator

Professor Norman Cornett Poster

Professor Norman Cornett Documentary2009Narrator

Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary Poster

Capturing Reality: The Art of Documentary Documentary2008Self

Dream Magic Poster

Dream Magic Short Film2008Self

Manufacturing Dissent Poster

Manufacturing Dissent Documentary2007Self

L'invitation aux images Poster

L'invitation aux images Documentary2003Self

Our Nationhood Poster

Our Nationhood Documentary2003Narration

Is the Crown at War with Us? Poster

Is the Crown at War with Us? Documentary2002Narration

Court-circuit Poster

Court-circuit TV Series2001Self

Rocks at Whiskey Trench Poster

Rocks at Whiskey Trench Documentary2000Narrated by

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Poster

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Documentary1993Narration

American Masters Poster

American Masters TV Series1985Self - Contributor

Incident at Restigouche Poster

Incident at Restigouche Documentary1984Narrated by

Une aurore boréale Poster

Une aurore boréale TV Movie1981

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic Poster

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic Short Film1980Self - Narrator

Mother of Many Children Poster

Mother of Many Children Documentary1977Narrated by

Eliza's Horoscope Poster

Eliza's Horoscope Feature Film1975Indian Maiden

Our Dear Sisters Poster

Our Dear Sisters Documentary1975Self

Les Descendants - Les grands Noms de'Histoire TV Series1966Self

Aujourd'hui Poster

Aujourd'hui TV Series1962Self

Take Thirty Poster

Take Thirty TV Series1962Self - Guest

Director

38

Type

Year

My Friend the Green Horse Poster

My Friend the Green Horse Short Film2024

Important to Us Short Film2023

Kattawapiskak Elementary School Poster

Kattawapiskak Elementary School Short Film2023

Let's Study Treaty No. 5 Short Film2023

Outdoor Art Gallery Poster

Outdoor Art Gallery Short Film2023

The Retaliation Hearings Poster

The Retaliation Hearings Video2023

The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court Poster

The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court Short Film2023

Bill Reid Remembers Poster

Bill Reid Remembers Short Film2022

Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger Poster

Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger Documentary2019

Our People Will Be Healed Poster

Our People Will Be Healed Documentary2017

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice Poster

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice Documentary2016

Trick or Treaty? Poster

Trick or Treaty? Documentary2014

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Poster

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Documentary2013

The People of the Kattawapiskak River Poster

The People of the Kattawapiskak River Documentary2012

When All the Leaves Are Gone Poster

When All the Leaves Are Gone Documentary2010

History of Manawan: Part Two Poster

History of Manawan: Part Two Short Film2009

Professor Norman Cornett Poster

Professor Norman Cornett Documentary2009

Gene Boy Came Home Poster

Gene Boy Came Home Short Film2007

Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises Poster

Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises Documentary2006

Sigwan Short Film2005

Our Nationhood Poster

Our Nationhood Documentary2003

Is the Crown at War with Us? Poster

Is the Crown at War with Us? Documentary2002

Rocks at Whiskey Trench Poster

Rocks at Whiskey Trench Documentary2000

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child Poster

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child Short Film1999

Spudwrench Poster

Spudwrench Documentary1998

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Poster

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Documentary1995

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Poster

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Documentary1993

Walker Short Film1992

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later Poster

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later Documentary1991

No Address Poster

No Address Documentary1988

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place Poster

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place Short Film1987

Incident at Restigouche Poster

Incident at Restigouche Documentary1984

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic Poster

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic Short Film1980

Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora Poster

Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora Documentary1979

Gabriel Goes to the City Poster

Gabriel Goes to the City Feature Film1979

Amisk Short Film1977

Mother of Many Children Poster

Mother of Many Children Documentary1977

Christmas at Moose Factory Poster

Christmas at Moose Factory Documentary1971

Writer

26

Type

Year

My Friend the Green Horse Poster

My Friend the Green Horse Short Film2024

Bill Reid Remembers Poster

Bill Reid Remembers Short Film2022

Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger Poster

Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger Documentary2019

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice Poster

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice Documentary2016

Trick or Treaty? Poster

Trick or Treaty? Documentary2014

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Poster

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Documentary2013

The People of the Kattawapiskak River Poster

The People of the Kattawapiskak River Documentary2012

When All the Leaves Are Gone Poster

When All the Leaves Are Gone Documentary2010

Professor Norman Cornett Poster

Professor Norman Cornett Documentary2009

Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises Poster

Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises Documentary2006

Sigwan Short Film2005

Our Nationhood Poster

Our Nationhood Documentary2003

Is the Crown at War with Us? Poster

Is the Crown at War with Us? Documentary2002

Rocks at Whiskey Trench Poster

Rocks at Whiskey Trench Documentary2000

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child Poster

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child Short Film1999

Spudwrench Poster

Spudwrench Documentary1998

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Poster

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Documentary1995

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Poster

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Documentary1993

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later Poster

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later Documentary1991

No Address Poster

No Address Documentary1988

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place Poster

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place Short Film1987

Incident at Restigouche Poster

Incident at Restigouche Documentary1984

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic Poster

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic Short Film1980

Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora Poster

Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora Documentary1979

Mother of Many Children Poster

Mother of Many Children Documentary1977

Christmas at Moose Factory Poster

Christmas at Moose Factory Documentary1971

Producer

25

Type

Year

My Friend the Green Horse Poster

My Friend the Green Horse Short Film2024

Bill Reid Remembers Poster

Bill Reid Remembers Short Film2022

Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger Poster

Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger Documentary2019

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice Poster

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice Documentary2016

Trick or Treaty? Poster

Trick or Treaty? Documentary2014

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Poster

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Documentary2013

The People of the Kattawapiskak River Poster

The People of the Kattawapiskak River Documentary2012

When All the Leaves Are Gone Poster

When All the Leaves Are Gone Documentary2010

History of Manawan: Part Two Poster

History of Manawan: Part Two Short Film2009

Gene Boy Came Home Poster

Gene Boy Came Home Short Film2007

Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises Poster

Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises Documentary2006

Sigwan Short Film2005

Our Nationhood Poster

Our Nationhood Documentary2003

Is the Crown at War with Us? Poster

Is the Crown at War with Us? Documentary2002

Rocks at Whiskey Trench Poster

Rocks at Whiskey Trench Documentary2000

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child Poster

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child Short Film1999

Spudwrench Poster

Spudwrench Documentary1998

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Poster

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Documentary1995

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Poster

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Documentary1993

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later Poster

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later Documentary1991

No Address Poster

No Address Documentary1988

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place Poster

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place Short Film1987

Incident at Restigouche Poster

Incident at Restigouche Documentary1984

Amisk Short Film1977

Mother of Many Children Poster

Mother of Many Children Documentary1977

Other Crew

20

Type

Year

Hebron Relocation Poster

Hebron Relocation Short Film2023

Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher Poster

Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher Short Film2023

Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger Poster

Jordan River Anderson, the Messenger Documentary2019

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice Poster

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice Documentary2016

Trick or Treaty? Poster

Trick or Treaty? Documentary2014

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Poster

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Documentary2013

The People of the Kattawapiskak River Poster

The People of the Kattawapiskak River Documentary2012

Dream Magic Poster

Dream Magic Short Film2008

Gene Boy Came Home Poster

Gene Boy Came Home Short Film2007

Our Nationhood Poster

Our Nationhood Documentary2003

Is the Crown at War with Us? Poster

Is the Crown at War with Us? Documentary2002

Rocks at Whiskey Trench Poster

Rocks at Whiskey Trench Documentary2000

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child Poster

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child Short Film1999

Spudwrench Poster

Spudwrench Documentary1998

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Poster

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Documentary1995

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Poster

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance Documentary1993

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place Poster

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place Short Film1987

Incident at Restigouche Poster

Incident at Restigouche Documentary1984

Eliza's Horoscope Poster

Eliza's Horoscope Feature Film1975

Standing Buffalo Short Film1968

Thanks

7

Type

Year

Spirit Bear and Children Make History Poster

Spirit Bear and Children Make History Short Film2020

Leave it on the Water Poster

Leave it on the Water Short Film2018

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Poster

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Documentary2013

Relocation! Expansion! Short Film2009

Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back Poster

Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back Feature Film2008

The Tunguska Project Poster

The Tunguska Project Documentary2005

The Spirit Within Documentary1990

Art Department

2

Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises Poster

Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises Documentary2006

Our Nationhood Poster

Our Nationhood Documentary2003

Camera and Electrical Department

2

Our Nationhood Poster

Our Nationhood Documentary2003

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Poster

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Documentary1995

Composer

2

Luna, Luna, Luna Poster

Luna, Luna, Luna Short Film1981

Charley Squash Goes to Town Poster

Charley Squash Goes to Town Short Film1969

Sound Department

2

Spudwrench Poster

Spudwrench Documentary1998

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Poster

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Documentary1995

Music Department

1

Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises Poster

Waban-aki: People from Where the Sun Rises Documentary2006

Script and Continuity Department

1

John Cat Short Film1984

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