Overview
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Birthday
Aug 31, 1932 (93 years old)
Alanis Obomsawin
Known For
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
After marrying a settler, Mary Two-Axe Earley lost her legal...
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
This film is an intimate portrayal of pioneering filmmaker Merata...
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
A founding member of Cape Dorset’s famed printmaking co-op, Kenojuak...
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.
Acting
2023
Bones of Crows
2022
Bill Reid Remembers
2021
Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again
2019
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
2019
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
2018
The Devil's Share
2017
Walking Is Medicine
2016
Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak
2014
Documenting John Grierson
2014
Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin
2013
Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights
2010
Waseteg
2008
Capturing Reality
2008
Dream Magic
2003
Is the Crown at war with us?
1993
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance