Search results for "Alanis Obomsawin"
Rocks at Whiskey Trench

Rocks at Whiskey Trench

Rocks at Whiskey Trench
IMDb: 7.3
106

The fourth film in Alanis Obomsawin’s landmark series on the Oka crisis uses a single, shameful incident as a lens through which to examine the region’s long history of prejudice…

Genre: Documentary
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
IMDb: 7.7
29

This short documentary is a moving tribute to Richard Cardinal, a Métis adolescent who committed suicide in 1984. Taken from his home at the age of 4 due to family…

Genre: Documentary
Incident at Restigouche

Incident at Restigouche

Incident at Restigouche
IMDb: 7.4
46

Incident at Restigouche is a 1984 documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling a series of two raids on the Listuguj Mi’gmaq First Nation (Restigouche) by the Sûreté du Québec in…

Genre: Documentary
Spudwrench – Kahnawake Man

Spudwrench – Kahnawake Man

Spudwrench – Kahnawake Man
IMDb: 6.8
58

This documentary by acclaimed filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin introduces us to Randy Horne, a high steel worker from the Mohawk community of Kahnawake, near Montreal. As a defender of his people’s…

Genre: Documentary
My Name Is Kahentiiosta

My Name Is Kahentiiosta

My Name Is Kahentiiosta
IMDb: 7.5
30

This documentary short by Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman arrested after the Oka Crisis’ 78-day armed standoff in 1990. She was detained 4…

Genre: Documentary
Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance
IMDb: 7.9
119

In July 1990, a dispute over a proposed golf course to be built on Kanien’kéhaka (Mohawk) lands in Oka, Quebec, sets the stage for a historic confrontation that would grab…

Genre: Documentary