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Alanis Obomsawin

Personal Information

Known ForDirecting
GenderFemale
Birth DateAug 31, 1932 (94 years old)
Zodiac Sign♍Virgo
Place of BirthLebanon, New Hampshire, USA
Career Span1969 – Present (58 yrs)
Known Credits77 Titles
Official Links
IMDbWWikidata
DirectingPopularity Score 0.7

Alanis Obomsawin

Total Works

77

72 movies • 5 shows

Avg Rating

7.5 / 10

across rated releases

Box Office

—

worldwide gross

Global Reach

#1

TMDB star index

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.

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Full Filmography & Credits

Showing 77 titles featuring Alanis Obomsawin

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
7.5

as Narrator (voice)

Bones of Crows
6.8
Bones of Crows
2023•movie

as TRC Film Director

Capturing Reality
6.1
Capturing Reality
2008•movie

as Self

Rocks at Whiskey Trench
6.6

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
6.7

as Self

Eliza's Horoscope
4.4
Eliza's Horoscope
1975•movie

as Indian Maiden

Is the Crown at war with us?
6.6

as Narrator (voice)

Bones of Crows
8.0
1 eps
Bones of Crows
2023•series

as Indigenous Director

Mother of Many Children
8.0

as Narrator (voice)

Christmas at Moose Factory
8.0

as Narrator (voice)

The Hoarder
6.8
The Hoarder
1969•movie

Role: Writer

Incident at Restigouche
7.3

as Narrator

Heritage Minutes
7.3
2 eps
Heritage Minutes
1991•series

as Narrator

Our People Will Be Healed
5.7

Role: Director

Amisk
8.5
Amisk
1977•movie
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
8.0

as Narrator (voice)

My Name Is Kahentiiosta
8.0

Role: Director

No Address
8.5
No Address
1988•movie

Role: Director

Our Nationhood
7.0
Our Nationhood
2003•movie

Role: Director

Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man
7.5

Role: Director

Waseteg
5.0
Waseteg
2010•movie

as Narrator

Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
8.0

as Narrator

Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
9.0

as Narrator

The Devil's Share
8.0
The Devil's Share
2018•movie

as Self (archive footage)

Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
8.0

as Self

La semaine des 4 Julie
2.0
1 eps

as Self

Bonsoir bonsoir!
4.0
1 eps
Bonsoir bonsoir!
2019•series

as Self

Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair
9.0

Role: Director

Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
8.0

Role: Writer

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
8.0

Role: Writer

Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises
6.0

Role: Director

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place
8.0

Role: Director

Walker
10.0
Walker
1991•movie

Role: Director

Trick or Treaty?
Trick or Treaty?
2014•movie

as Narrator

Bill Reid Remembers

as Self - Narrator (voice)

Our Dear Sisters
Our Dear Sisters
1975•movie

as Self

Walking Is Medicine

as Narrator (voice)

Dream Magic
Dream Magic
2008•movie

as Self

Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

as Narrator

Le grand solstice
Le grand solstice
2021•movie

as Self

Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

as Narrator (voice)

My Friend the Green Horse

as Narrator

Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
1 eps

as Self

Gene Boy Came Home
Gene Boy Came Home
2007•movie

Role: Director

Upstairs With David Amram

Role: Scenario Writer

When All the Leaves Are Gone

Role: Producer

Sigwan
Sigwan
2005•movie

Role: Director

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice

Role: Director

Sounds from Our People: Old Crow

Role: Director

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

Role: Director

Wabano: The Light of the Day

Role: Director

Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak

Role: Director

Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak

Role: Director

Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora

Role: Director

Xusum
Xusum
1975•movie

Role: Director

Salmon
Salmon
1975•movie

Role: Director

Basket
Basket
1975•movie

Role: Director

Moose Call
Moose Call
1972•movie

Role: Director

History of Manawan - Part One

Role: Translator

History of Manawan - Part Two

Role: Director

Partridge
Partridge
1972•movie

Role: Director

Farming
Farming
1975•movie

Role: Director

The Federal Court Hearing

Role: Producer

Objects in Our Daily Lives

Role: Director

The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later

Role: Director

The Canoe
The Canoe
1972•movie

Role: Director

Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'

Role: Director

Mount Currie Summer Camp

Role: Director

Snowshoes
Snowshoes
1972•movie

Role: Director

Children
Children
1972•movie

Role: Director

Puberty - Part 1
Puberty - Part 1
1975•movie

Role: Director

Puberty - Part 2
Puberty - Part 2
1975•movie

Role: Director

Cold Journey
Cold Journey
1979•movie

Role: Director

Cree Way
Cree Way
1979•movie

Role: Director

Kattawapiskak Elementary School

Role: Director

Outdoor Art Gallery

Role: Director

Let's Study Treaty No. 5

Role: Director