Alanis Obomsawin

Personal Info

Known For

Directing

Known Credits

32

Gender

Female

Birthday

1932-08-31 (93 years old)

Place of Birth

Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA

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.

Known For

  • La semaine des 4 Julie

    La semaine des 4 Julie

  • Bonsoir bonsoir!

    Bonsoir bonsoir!

  • Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

    Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

  • Capturing Reality

    Capturing Reality

  • Waseteg

    Waseteg

  • Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

    Kanehsatake, 270 Years of Resistance

  • Christmas at Moose Factory

    Christmas at Moose Factory

  • Bones of Crows

    Bones of Crows

  • Dream Magic

    Dream Magic

  • Amisk

    Amisk

  • Eliza's Horoscope

    Eliza's Horoscope

  • Documenting John Grierson

    Documenting John Grierson

  • Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

    Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

  • Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

    Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger

  • Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

    Dans un cinéma près de chez vous

  • Incident at Restigouche

    Incident at Restigouche

  • Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

    Sounds From Our People: Gabriel Goes to the City

  • Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

    Heritage Minutes: Queenston Heights

  • Le grand solstice

    Le grand solstice

  • Is the Crown at war with us?

    Is the Crown at war with us?

  • Our Dear Sisters

    Our Dear Sisters

  • Bill Reid Remembers

    Bill Reid Remembers

  • Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

    Mary Two-Axe Earley: I Am Indian Again

  • Trick or Treaty?

    Trick or Treaty?

  • Rocks at Whiskey Trench

    Rocks at Whiskey Trench

  • The Devil's Share

    The Devil's Share

  • Mother of Many Children

    Mother of Many Children

  • My Friend the Green Horse

    My Friend the Green Horse

  • Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

    Canada Vignettes: June in Povungnituk - Quebec Arctic

  • Walking Is Medicine

    Walking Is Medicine

  • Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

    Making Movie History: Alanis Obomsawin

  • Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak

    Heritage Minutes: Kenojuak Ashevak