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

Most Famous Work

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Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

(1993) Writer

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Christmas at Moose Factory

(1971) Writer

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Bill Reid Remembers

(2022) Producer

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Is the Crown at war with us?

(2003) Writer

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Our Nationhood

(2003) Director

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Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

(2019) Researcher

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

(2009) Writer

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Incident at Restigouche

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Acting

Year	Character	Movie/Tv
2024	Self	Dans un cinéma près de chez vous 2024-01-14 Movie
2023	TRC Film Director	Bones of Crows 2023-06-02 Movie
2022	Self - Narrator (voice)	Bill Reid Remembers 2022-04-30 Movie
2021	Self	Le grand solstice 2021-06-20 Movie
2020	Self	La semaine des 4 Julie 2020-01-06 TV Show
2019	Narrator (voice)	Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger 2019-09-10 Movie
	Self	Bonsoir bonsoir! 2019-04-01 TV Show
	Self	Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen 2019-01-28 Movie
2018	Self (archive footage)	The Devil's Share 2018-02-16 Movie
2017	Narrator (voice)	Walking is Medicine 2017-11-28 Movie
2014	Narrator	Trick or Treaty? 2014-09-04 Movie
	N/A	Documenting John Grierson 2014-02-28 Movie
	Self	Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin 2014-01-01 Movie
2013	Narrator	Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights 2013-01-01 Movie
2010	Narrator	Waseteg 2010-01-01 Movie
2008	Self	Capturing Reality 2008-11-01 Movie
	Self	Dream Magic 2008-01-01 Movie
2003	Narrator (voice)	Is the Crown at war with us? 2003-09-13 Movie
2000	Self - Narrator (voice)	Rocks at Whiskey Trench 2000-06-21 Movie
1993	Narrator (voice)	Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance 1993-07-12 Movie
1984	Narrator	Incident at Restigouche 1984-01-01 Movie
1980	Narrator	Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic 1980-01-01 Movie
1977	Narrator (voice)	Mother of Many Children 1977-09-18 Movie
	N/A	Amisk 1977-01-01 Movie
1975	Self	Our Dear Sisters 1975-01-01 Movie
	Indian Maiden	Eliza's Horoscope 1975-01-01 Movie
1971	Narrator (voice)	Christmas at Moose Factory 1971-01-01 Movie
	Narrator	Gabriel Goes to the City Movie
Year	Character	Movie/Tv

Directing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2023	Director	The Spirit of the Tsilqot'in People is Hovering over the Supreme Court 2023-12-01 Movie
2022	Director	Wabano: The Light of the Day 2022-12-01 Movie
	Director	Upstairs With David Amram 2022-08-18 Movie
	Director	Bill Reid Remembers 2022-04-30 Movie
2021	Director	Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair 2021-09-11 Movie
	Director	Don Burnstick In Kattawapiskak 2021-01-01 Movie
	Director	Theo Fleury Visits Kattawapiskak 2021-01-01 Movie
2019	Director	Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger 2019-09-10 Movie
2017	Director	Walking is Medicine 2017-11-28 Movie
	Director	Our People Will Be Healed 2017-09-07 Movie
2016	Director	We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice 2016-09-01 Movie
2014	Director	Trick or Treaty? 2014-09-04 Movie
2013	Director	Hi-Ho Mistahey! 2013-09-07 Movie
2012	Director	The People of the Kattawapiskak River 2012-10-17 Movie
	Director	The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later 2012-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Federal Court Hearing 2012-01-01 Movie
2010	Director	When All the Leaves Are Gone 2010-01-01 Movie
2009	Director	Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?' 2009-01-01 Movie
2007	Director	Gene Boy Came Home 2007-08-01 Movie
2006	Director	Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises 2006-10-22 Movie
2005	Director	Sigwan 2005-01-01 Movie
2003	Director	Our Nationhood 2003-12-01 Movie
	Director	Is the Crown at war with us? 2003-09-13 Movie
2000	Director	Rocks at Whiskey Trench 2000-06-21 Movie
1998	Director	Spudwrench 1998-09-27 Movie
1995	Director	My Name Is Kahentiiosta 1995-01-01 Movie
1993	Director	Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance 1993-07-12 Movie
1991	Director	Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later 1991-01-01 Movie
	Director	Walker 1991-01-01 Movie
1988	Director	No Address 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Director	Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	Director	Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child 1986-01-01 Movie
1984	Director	Incident at Restigouche 1984-01-01 Movie
1980	Director	Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic 1980-01-01 Movie
1979	Director	Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora 1979-01-01 Movie
	Director	Sounds from Our People: Old Crow 1979-01-01 Movie
1977	Director	Mother of Many Children 1977-09-18 Movie
	Director	Amisk 1977-01-01 Movie
1975	Director	L’íl’wata 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Xusum 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Salmon 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Basket 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Mount Currie Summer Camp 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Objects in Our Daily Lives 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Puberty - Part 2 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Farming 1975-01-01 Movie
	Director	Puberty - Part 1 1975-01-01 Movie
1972	Director	Moose Call 1972-01-01 Movie
	Director	History of Manawan - Part Two 1972-01-01 Movie
	Director	History of Manawan - Part One 1972-01-01 Movie
	Director	Partridge 1972-01-01 Movie
	Director	Children 1972-01-01 Movie
	Director	Snowshoes 1972-01-01 Movie
	Director	The Canoe 1972-01-01 Movie
1971	Director	Christmas at Moose Factory 1971-01-01 Movie
	Director	My Friend the Green Horse Movie
	Director	Gabriel Goes to the City Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Writing

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Writer	Wabano: The Light of the Day 2022-12-01 Movie
	Scenario Writer	Upstairs With David Amram 2022-08-18 Movie
	Writer	Bill Reid Remembers 2022-04-30 Movie
2021	Writer	Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair 2021-09-11 Movie
2019	Writer	Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger 2019-09-10 Movie
2014	Writer	Trick or Treaty? 2014-09-04 Movie
2013	Writer	Hi-Ho Mistahey! 2013-09-07 Movie
2012	Writer	The People of the Kattawapiskak River 2012-10-17 Movie
	Writer	The Federal Court Hearing 2012-01-01 Movie
	Writer	The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later 2012-01-01 Movie
2010	Writer	When All the Leaves Are Gone 2010-01-01 Movie
2009	Writer	Professor Norman Cornett: 'Since when do we divorce the right answer from an honest answer?' 2009-01-01 Movie
2006	Writer	Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises 2006-10-22 Movie
2005	Writer	Sigwan 2005-01-01 Movie
2003	Writer	Our Nationhood 2003-12-01 Movie
	Writer	Is the Crown at war with us? 2003-09-13 Movie
2000	Writer	Rocks at Whiskey Trench 2000-06-21 Movie
1995	Writer	My Name Is Kahentiiosta 1995-01-01 Movie
1993	Writer	Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance 1993-07-12 Movie
1991	Writer	Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later 1991-01-01 Movie
1987	Writer	Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	Writer	Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child 1986-01-01 Movie
1984	Writer	Incident at Restigouche 1984-01-01 Movie
1977	Writer	Mother of Many Children 1977-09-18 Movie
1971	Writer	Christmas at Moose Factory 1971-01-01 Movie
1969	Writer	The Hoarder 1969-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Sound

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Location Sound Recordist	Bill Reid Remembers 2022-04-30 Movie
	Musician	Bill Reid Remembers 2022-04-30 Movie
2021	Vocal Coach	Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again 2021-05-06 Movie
1972	Music	Walk With Dignity 1972-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Production

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2022	Researcher	Bill Reid Remembers 2022-04-30 Movie
	Producer	Bill Reid Remembers 2022-04-30 Movie
2021	Producer	Honour to Senator Murray Sinclair 2021-09-11 Movie
2019	Producer	Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger 2019-09-10 Movie
	Researcher	Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger 2019-09-10 Movie
2017	Producer	Walking is Medicine 2017-11-28 Movie
2014	Researcher	Trick or Treaty? 2014-09-04 Movie
2012	Producer	The Federal Court Hearing 2012-01-01 Movie
	Producer	The People of the Kattawapiskak River - Six Months Later 2012-01-01 Movie
2010	Producer	When All the Leaves Are Gone 2010-01-01 Movie
2006	Producer	Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises 2006-10-22 Movie
1995	Producer	My Name Is Kahentiiosta 1995-01-01 Movie
1993	Producer	Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance 1993-07-12 Movie
1991	Producer	Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later 1991-01-01 Movie
1988	Producer	No Address 1988-01-01 Movie
1987	Producer	Poundmaker's Lodge: A Healing Place 1987-01-01 Movie
1986	Producer	Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child 1986-01-01 Movie
1984	Producer	Incident at Restigouche 1984-01-01 Movie
1977	Producer	Mother of Many Children 1977-09-18 Movie
1975	Producer	Objects in Our Daily Lives 1975-01-01 Movie
1972	Producer	History of Manawan - Part One 1972-01-01 Movie
	Producer	History of Manawan - Part Two 1972-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv

Crew

Year	Role	Movie/Tv
2003	Cinematography	Our Nationhood 2003-12-01 Movie
1993	Script	Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance 1993-07-12 Movie
1991	Script	Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later 1991-01-01 Movie
1988	Script	No Address 1988-01-01 Movie
1980	Script	Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic 1980-01-01 Movie
1979	Script	Canada Vignettes: Wild Rice Harvest Kenora 1979-01-01 Movie
1972	Translator	History of Manawan - Part Two 1972-01-01 Movie
	Translator	History of Manawan - Part One 1972-01-01 Movie
Year	Role	Movie/Tv