Indigenous Movies

  • 1998
    Yuxweluptun: Man of Masks

    Yuxweluptun: Man of Masks

    Yuxweluptun: Man of Masks

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    This short documentary serves as a portrait of Lawrence Paul Yuxweluptun, one of Canada's most important painters. We meet him at the Bisley Rifle...

    Yuxweluptun: Man of Masks
  • 2013
    Indigenous villages at risk

    Indigenous villages at risk

    Indigenous villages at risk

    02013HD

    Indigenous villages at risk is an ethnographic documentary whose central purpose is to show the direct testimonies of people from nine indigenous...

    Indigenous villages at risk
  • 2021
    Iskwew-ishkueu

    Iskwew-ishkueu

    Iskwew-ishkueu

    02021HD

    A young woman talks about her journey, which took her from her original community to an urban environment. After experiencing a culture shock in the...

    Iskwew-ishkueu
  • 1970
    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    01970HD

    Nóouhàh-Toka’na, known as swift fox in English, once roamed the North American Great Plains from Canada to Texas. Like bison,...

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na
  • 2018
    Positions

    Positions

    Positions

    02018HD

    An unapologetic and realist exploration of sexual desire, the quest for financial stability, and the pursuit of agency over one's own body.

    Positions
  • 1970
    Save the Fairy Creek Watershed!

    Save the Fairy Creek Watershed!

    Save the Fairy Creek Watershed!

    01970HD

    "A short documentary amplifying what I witnessed this past long weekend. I hope this film helps spread the word about the importance of the Fairy...

    Save the Fairy Creek Watershed!
  • 1970
    Fairy Creek Blockade - As I See It

    Fairy Creek Blockade - As I See It

    Fairy Creek Blockade - As I See It

    01970HD

    Mainland reporter hears about protest on Vancouver Island and decides to visit and see it for himself. He spends time to meet people there from both...

    Fairy Creek Blockade - As I See It
  • 1973
    Basically Black

    Basically Black

    Basically Black

    01973HD

    Adapted from the stage production of the same name, 'Basically Black' is a sketch comedy TV pilot that aired in 1973, and due to the provocative...

    Basically Black
  • 2021
    Hop Along Hang On

    Hop Along Hang On

    Hop Along Hang On

    02021HD

    Rose the rabbit seeks her way home in this poetic story of reclamation, recovery, and reconciliation.

    Hop Along Hang On
  • 2012
    Le nord au coeur

    Le nord au coeur

    Le nord au coeur

    02012HD

    Le nord au coeur
  • 2018
    I Created Memories

    I Created Memories

    I Created Memories

    02018HD

    Sammy Gadbois uses candid moments to question his purpose on earth.

    I Created Memories
  • 2020
    Stories Are in Our Bones

    Stories Are in Our Bones

    Stories Are in Our Bones

    02020HD

    In this layered short film, filmmaker Janine Windolph takes her young sons fishing with their kokum (grandmother), a residential school survivor who...

    Stories Are in Our Bones
  • 2018
    Growing Native Oklahoma: Red People

    Growing Native Oklahoma: Red People

    Growing Native Oklahoma: Red People

    02018HD

    Oklahoma is home to thirty-nine federally recognized tribes. Nowhere in North America will you find such diversity among Native Peoples, and nowhere...

    Growing Native Oklahoma: Red People
  • 2019
    Spirit of the Reindeer

    Spirit of the Reindeer

    Spirit of the Reindeer

    02019HD

    The third and final part of a trilogy based on Arctic creation myths. The film is a multifaceted tissue weave of myths and traditions reflected in...

    Spirit of the Reindeer
  • 2021
    Lullaby

    Lullaby

    Lullaby

    02021HD

    A documentary essay on coming of age and the power of the unconscious. In the same vein as Sweatlodge Song, this is a message of courage and hope.

    Lullaby
  • 1967
    The idol of the origins

    The idol of the origins

    The idol of the origins

    51967HD

    Based on the story The Idol of the Cyclades from the book End of the Game by Julio Cortazar.

    The idol of the origins
  • 2010
    Innu aitun (connaissances traditionnelles innues)

    Innu aitun (connaissances traditionnelles innues)

    Innu aitun (connaissances traditionnelles innues)

    02010HD

    Innu aitun (connaissances traditionnelles innues)
  • 2021
    Before They Fall

    Before They Fall

    Before They Fall

    02021HD

    Conservation groups, First Nations, and scientists come together in this timely short film, as a decades-long battle to protect endangered old-growth...

    Before They Fall
  • 2017
    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis

    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis

    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis

    02017HD

    The history of Edward Cornwallis, the founder of Halifax, and the modern day controversy surrounding his statue.

    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis
  • 2013
    A Beautiful Forest

    A Beautiful Forest

    A Beautiful Forest

    72013HD

    The Acadian Forest once spanned across the entirety of modern day New Brunswick and beyond and has been home to a variety of Indigenous peoples,...

    A Beautiful Forest