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Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

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.

Known for

My Friend the Green Horse
My Friend the Green Horse
2024 • Narrator
Bones of Crows
Bones of Crows
2023 • TRC Film Director
Bill Reid Remembers
Bill Reid Remembers
2022 • Self - Narrator (voice)
Le grand solstice
Le grand solstice
2021 • Self
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
2021 • Self
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
2019 • Narrator (voice)
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
2019 • Self
The Devil's Share
The Devil's Share
2018 • Self (archive footage)

Full filmography

Bones of Crows
Bones of Crows
2023 • TRC Film Director
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Bill Reid Remembers
Bill Reid Remembers
2022 • Self - Narrator (voice)
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The Devil's Share
The Devil's Share
2018 • Self (archive footage)
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Walking Is Medicine
Walking Is Medicine
2017 • Narrator (voice)
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Waseteg
Waseteg
2010 • Narrator
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Rocks at Whiskey Trench
Rocks at Whiskey Trench
2000 • Self - Narrator (voice)
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Mother of Many Children
Mother of Many Children
1977 • Narrator (voice)
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Eliza's Horoscope
Eliza's Horoscope
1975 • Indian Maiden
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Christmas at Moose Factory
Christmas at Moose Factory
1971 • Narrator (voice)
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Alanis Obomsawin – Biography, Known For & Filmography