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Alanis Obomsawin

Aug 31, 1932 - Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA

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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Known For Credits

Credits

Cast

Media
Movie	2014	Trick or Treaty?	Narrator
Movie	2014	Documenting John Grierson
Movie	2023	Bones of Crows	TRC Film Director
Movie	1977	Amisk
Movie	1993	Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance	Narrator (voice)
Movie	2022	Bill Reid Remembers	Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie	1984	Incident at Restigouche	Narrator
Movie	2024	Dans un cinéma près de chez vous	Self
Movie	2010	Waseteg	Narrator
Movie	1979	Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City	Narrator
Movie	1975	Our Dear Sisters	Self
Movie	2017	Walking Is Medicine	Narrator (voice)
Movie	2008	Capturing Reality	Self
Movie	2019	Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen	Self
Movie	2000	Rocks at Whiskey Trench	Self - Narrator (voice)
Movie	1977	Mother of Many Children	Narrator (voice)
Movie	2003	Is the Crown at war with us?	Narrator (voice)
Movie	2008	Dream Magic	Self
Movie	2014	Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin	Self
Movie	2013	Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights	Narrator
Movie	2019	Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger	Narrator (voice)
Movie	1971	Christmas at Moose Factory	Narrator (voice)
Movie	1980	Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic	Narrator
Movie	2018	The Devil's Share	Self (archive footage)
Movie	2021	Le grand solstice	Self
Movie	1975	Eliza's Horoscope	Indian Maiden
Movie	2021	Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again	Self
Movie	2016	Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak	Narrator (voice)
Movie	2024	My Friend the Green Horse	Narrator
TV Show	2020	La semaine des 4 Julie	Self	1
TV Show	2019	Bonsoir bonsoir!	Self	1
TV Show	2024	Dans un cinéma près de chez vous	Self	1

Crew

Media
Movie	2022	Bill Reid Remembers	Director	Directing
Movie	1993	Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance	Director	Directing
Movie	2000	Rocks at Whiskey Trench	Director	Directing
Movie	2013	Hi-Ho Mistahey!	Director	Directing
Movie	1984	Incident at Restigouche	Director	Directing
Movie	2021	Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair	Director	Directing
Movie	1972	Walk With Dignity	Music	Sound
Movie	2012	The People of the Kattawapiskak River	Director	Directing
Movie	1993	Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance	Producer	Production
Movie	1993	Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance	Script	Crew
Movie	1984	Incident at Restigouche	Writer	Writing
Movie	1984	Incident at Restigouche	Producer	Production
Movie	2014	Trick or Treaty?	Director	Directing
Movie	2022	Bill Reid Remembers	Writer	Writing
Movie	2022	Bill Reid Remembers	Location Sound Recordist	Sound
Movie	2022	Bill Reid Remembers	Musician	Sound
Movie	2022	Bill Reid Remembers	Researcher	Production
Movie	2022	Bill Reid Remembers	Producer	Production
Movie	2021	Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again	Vocal Coach	Sound
Movie	1995	My Name Is Kahentiiosta	Director	Directing
Movie	1995	My Name Is Kahentiiosta	Writer	Writing
Movie	1995	My Name Is Kahentiiosta	Producer	Production
Movie	1971	Christmas at Moose Factory	Director	Directing
Movie	1971	Christmas at Moose Factory	Writer	Writing
Movie	2021	Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair	Writer	Writing
Movie	2021	Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair	Producer	Production
Movie	2007	Gene Boy Came Home	Director	Directing
Movie	2022	Upstairs With David Amram	Director	Directing
Movie	2022	Upstairs With David Amram	Scenario Writer	Writing
Movie	1991	Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later	Writer	Writing
Movie	1986	Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child	Director	Directing
Movie	1986	Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child	Writer	Writing
Movie	1975	L’íl’wata	Director	Directing
Movie	2005	Sigwan	Director	Directing
Movie	2005	Sigwan	Writer	Writing
Movie	2006	Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises	Director	Directing
Movie	2006	Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises	Writer	Writing
Movie	2006	Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises	Producer	Production
Movie	2012	The People of the Kattawapiskak River	Writer	Writing
Movie	2010	When All the Leaves Are Gone	Director	Directing
Movie	2010	When All the Leaves Are Gone	Writer	Writing
Movie	2010	When All the Leaves Are Gone	Producer	Production
Movie	1987	Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place	Director	Directing
Movie	1987	Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place	Writer	Writing
Movie	1987	Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place	Producer	Production
Movie	2016	We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice	Director	Directing
Movie	1988	No Address	Director	Directing
Movie	2003	Is the Crown at war with us?	Director	Directing
Movie	1988	No Address	Producer	Production
Movie	1977	Mother of Many Children	Director	Directing
Movie	1986	Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child	Producer	Production
Movie	2014	Trick or Treaty?	Writer	Writing
Movie	2014	Trick or Treaty?	Researcher	Production
Movie	2017	Our People Will Be Healed	Director	Directing
Movie	2003	Our Nationhood	Director	Directing
Movie	2003	Our Nationhood	Writer	Writing
Movie	2003	Our Nationhood	Cinematography	Crew
Movie	2017	Walking Is Medicine	Director	Directing
Movie	2017	Walking Is Medicine	Producer	Production
Movie	1998	Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man	Director	Directing
Movie	2024	My Friend the Green Horse	Director	Directing
Movie	1979	Sounds from Our People: Old Crow	Director	Directing
Movie	1979	Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City	Director	Directing
Movie	2023	The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court	Director	Directing
Movie	2022	Wabano: The Light of the Day	Director	Directing
Movie	2022	Wabano: The Light of the Day	Writer	Writing
Movie	2021	Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak	Director	Directing
Movie	2021	Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak	Director	Directing
Movie	1977	Amisk	Director	Directing
Movie	2013	Hi-Ho Mistahey!	Writer	Writing
Movie	2000	Rocks at Whiskey Trench	Writer	Writing
Movie	1977	Mother of Many Children	Writer	Writing
Movie	1977	Mother of Many Children	Producer	Production
Movie	2003	Is the Crown at war with us?	Writer	Writing
Movie	1988	No Address	Script	Crew
Movie	2019	Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger	Director	Directing
Movie	1993	Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance	Writer	Writing
Movie	1980	Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic	Director	Directing
Movie	1980	Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic	Script	Crew
Movie	1979	Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora	Director	Directing
Movie	1979	Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora	Script	Crew
Movie	1975	Xusum	Director	Directing
Movie	1975	Basket	Director	Directing
Movie	1975	Salmon	Director	Directing
Movie	1972	Moose Call	Director	Directing
Movie	1972	History of Manawan - Part One	Director	Directing
Movie	1972	History of Manawan - Part One	Producer	Production
Movie	1972	History of Manawan - Part One	Translator	Crew
Movie	1972	History of Manawan - Part Two	Director	Directing
Movie	1972	History of Manawan - Part Two	Producer	Production
Movie	1972	History of Manawan - Part Two	Translator	Crew
Movie	1972	Children	Director	Directing
Movie	1972	The Canoe	Director	Directing
Movie	1972	Partridge	Director	Directing
Movie	1972	Snowshoes	Director	Directing
Movie	1975	Puberty - Part 1	Director	Directing
Movie	1975	Puberty - Part 2	Director	Directing
Movie	1975	Farming	Director	Directing
Movie	1975	Mount Currie Summer Camp	Director	Directing
Movie	1975	Objects in Our Daily Lives	Director	Directing
Movie	1975	Objects in Our Daily Lives	Producer	Production
Movie	1991	Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later	Director	Directing
Movie	1991	Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later	Script	Crew
Movie	1991	Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later	Producer	Production
Movie	1991	Walker	Director	Directing
Movie	2009	Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'	Director	Directing
Movie	2009	Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?'	Writer	Writing
Movie	2012	The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later	Director	Directing
Movie	2012	The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later	Writer	Writing
Movie	2012	The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later	Producer	Production
Movie	2012	The Federal Court Hearing	Director	Directing
Movie	2012	The Federal Court Hearing	Writer	Writing
Movie	2012	The Federal Court Hearing	Producer	Production
Movie	2019	Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger	Writer	Writing
Movie	2019	Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger	Producer	Production
Movie	2019	Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger	Researcher	Production
Movie	1969	The Hoarder	Writer	Writing
Movie	1998	Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man	Writer	Writing
Movie	1998	Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man	Producer	Production
Movie	1979	Cold Journey	Director	Directing
Movie	1979	Cree Way	Director	Directing
Movie	2023	Kattawapiskak School	Director	Directing
Movie	2023	Outdoor Art Gallery	Director	Directing
Movie	2023	Let's Study Treaty No. 5	Director	Directing
Movie	N/A	The Retaliation Hearings	Director	Directing
Movie	N/A	Important to Us	Director	Directing
Movie	2024	My Friend the Green Horse	Writer	Writing