Alanis Obomsawin Movie Trailers

Walker Trailer (1991)

01 January 1991

Walker is a young Aboriginal foster child whose only playmate is his dog. Jamie is a lonely young white boy who is afraid of dogs, and has some strange ideas about Aboriginal people.

Hi-Ho Mistahey! Trailer (2013)

07 September 2013

Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Shannen’s Dream, a national campaign to provide equitable access to education for First Nations children, in safe and suitable schools.

No Address Trailer (1988)

01 January 1988

Far from home and cut off from family and friends, Montreal’s Indigenous homeless population is the focus of No Address.

My Friend the Green Horse Trailer (2024)

05 October 2024

Often feeling alone in her waking life, the young Alanis Obomsawin found friendship with the Green Horse, a benevolent being she visited regularly in her dreams.

Is the Crown at war with us? Trailer (2003)

13 September 2003

In the summer of 2000, federal fishery officers appeared to wage war on the Mi'gmaq fishermen of Burnt Church, New Brunswick.

Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak Trailer (2016)

20 October 2016

A founding member of Cape Dorset’s famed printmaking co-op, Kenojuak Ashevak introduced Inuit art to the world.

In this feature-length documentary, Indigenous filmmaker and artist Alanis Obomsawin chronicles the determination and tenacity of the Listuguj Mi'kmaq people to use and manage the natural resources of their traditional lands.

Walking Is Medicine Trailer (2017)

28 November 2017

The Nishiyuu walkers made the trek from Whapmagoostui in Quebec to Ottawa, a 1,600-kilometre journey whose roots date back millennia.

We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice Trailer (2016)

01 September 2016

The new film from celebrated documentarian Alanis Obomsawin (Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance) chronicles the events following the filing of a human-rights complaint by a group of activists, which charged that the federal government's woefully inadequate funding of services for Indigenous children constituted a discriminatory practice.

Kattawapiskak Elementary School Trailer (2023)

01 December 2023

Update on the Kattawapiskak Elementary School.

Outdoor Art Gallery Trailer (2023)

01 December 2023

Documentary on the outdoor art gallery in Attawapiskat.

Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place Trailer (1987)

01 January 1987

Just north of the City of Edmonton lies Poundmaker’s Lodge, an addiction and mental-health facility specializing in treatment for Indigenous people.

Gene Boy Came Home Trailer (2007)

01 August 2007

A portrait of Eugene "Gene Boy" Benedict from Odanak Indian Reserve near Montreal, Quebec. At 17, adrift and beginning to lose his way, he accepted a dare and enlisted in the US Marines – and was sent to the frontlines of the Vietnam War.

Moose Call Trailer (1972)

01 January 1972

Elders Mariane and Athanas Jacob – of the Atikamekw community of Manawan – demonstrate a moose-call horn constructed from bark.

My Name Is Kahentiiosta Trailer (1995)

01 January 1995

This documentary short by Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman arrested after the Oka Crisis' 78-day armed standoff in 1990.

Cree Way Trailer (1979)

01 April 1979

The principal and his wife at the Indian Affairs school in Waskaganish, James Bay, have initiated a curriculum development project with input from local people and resources from the community.

Cold Journey Trailer (1979)