Alanis Obomsawin

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.

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Known For

Trick or Treaty?
Trick or Treaty?
Amisk
Amisk
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
Bill Reid Remembers
Bill Reid Remembers
Incident at Restigouche
Incident at Restigouche
Waseteg
Waseteg
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City
Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

Filmography

2024 My Friend the Green Horse
as Narrator
2024 Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
as Self
2024 Dans un cinéma près de chez vous
as Self
2023 Bones of Crows
as TRC Film Director
2022 Bill Reid Remembers
as Self - Narrator (voice)
2021 Le grand solstice
as Self
2021 Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
as Self
2020 La semaine des 4 Julie
as Self
2019 Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
as Narrator (voice)
2019 Bonsoir bonsoir!
as Self
2019 Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
as Self
2018 The Devil's Share
as Self (archive footage)
2017 Walking Is Medicine
as Narrator (voice)
2016 Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
as Narrator (voice)
2014 Trick or Treaty?
as Narrator
2014 Documenting John Grierson
as
2014 Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
as Self
2013 Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
as Narrator
2010 Waseteg
as Narrator
2008 Capturing Reality
as Self