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Alanis Obomsawin

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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. Description above from the Wikipedia article Alanis Obomsawin, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

Filmography28 TITLES
Bones of Crows
6.8
Bones of Crows2023
Documenting John Grierson
Documenting John Grierson2014
Amisk
7.0
Amisk1977
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
7.4
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance1993
Capturing Reality
6.1
Capturing Reality2008
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Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
6.7
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen2019
Eliza's Horoscope
3.5
Eliza's Horoscope1975
The Devil's Share
8.0
The Devil's Share2018
Waseteg
5.0
Waseteg2010
Le grand solstice
Le grand solstice2021
Christmas at Moose Factory
8.0
Christmas at Moose Factory1971
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
8.0
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger2019
Bill Reid Remembers
Bill Reid Remembers2022
Trick or Treaty?
Trick or Treaty?2014
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
8.0
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again2021
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
6.3
Rocks at Whiskey Trench2000
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights2013
Is the Crown at war with us?
6.5
Is the Crown at war with us?2003
Incident at Restigouche
7.5
Incident at Restigouche1984
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City1979
Our Dear Sisters
Our Dear Sisters1975
Dream Magic
Dream Magic2008
My Friend the Green Horse
My Friend the Green Horse2024
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak2016
Mother of Many Children
7.3
Mother of Many Children1977
Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin2014
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic
Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic1980
Walking Is Medicine
Walking Is Medicine2017