Indigenous Movies

  • 2023
    The Nightmare and a Dream

    The Nightmare and a Dream

    The Nightmare and a Dream

    02023HD

    Saw Eh and his two best friends live in a Karen village in Myanmar, where air strike warnings is a routine.

    The Nightmare and a Dream
  • 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
  • 2023
    Katurãma: uma história de luta e resistência

    Katurãma: uma história de luta e resistência

    Katurãma: uma história de luta e resistência

    02023HD

    Katurãma: uma história de luta e resistência
  • 2025
    Sapikuna

    Sapikuna

    Sapikuna

    02025HD

    SapiKuna is a documentary exploring the ancestral knowledge of the Kichwa cultures in the Ecuadorian highlands. Through voices, rituals, and...

    Sapikuna
  • 2016
    Canyon Song

    Canyon Song

    Canyon Song

    02016HD

    This short film follows Tonisha, Toneil and their family as they reclaim their Navajo history and reconnect with ancestors within the canyon walls.

    Canyon Song
  • 1967
    The idol of the origins

    The idol of the origins

    The idol of the origins

    6.71967HD

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

    The idol of the origins
  • 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
  • 1985
    Nichts als Staub in den Augen

    Nichts als Staub in den Augen

    Nichts als Staub in den Augen

    01985HD

    Documentary about the life of the indigenous people in the Andes and in the slums of Lima, and of their religiosity.

    Nichts als Staub in den Augen
  • 1970
    Les filles de Shimun

    Les filles de Shimun

    Les filles de Shimun

    01970HD

    Les filles de Shimun
  • 2019
    Thanks for Hosting us / We are Healing Our Broken Bodies

    Thanks for Hosting us / We are Healing Our Broken Bodies

    Thanks for Hosting us / We are Healing Our Broken Bodies

    52019HD

    Human bodies appear incomplete, divided and fractured by water and fabrics as a way to address the cementing, impoundment, and fragmenting of local...

    Thanks for Hosting us / We are Healing Our Broken Bodies
  • 2017
    Idle no More

    Idle no More

    Idle no More

    02017HD

    Ginger Côté uses the words of Heather Archibald, an activist who grew up in foster care and who died, to honor the memory of the young...

    Idle no More
  • 2021
    Sexy Highland Stream

    Sexy Highland Stream

    Sexy Highland Stream

    02021HD

    In appreciation of the eponymous stream, this poem is a love letter to the beauty found in nature. Written and spoken in English and Anishinaabemowin.

    Sexy Highland Stream
  • 2015
    RESIST: The Unist'ot'en's Call To The Land

    RESIST: The Unist'ot'en's Call To The Land

    RESIST: The Unist'ot'en's Call To The Land

    82015HD

    RESIST; The Unist'oten's Call to the Land is a short documentary that was filmed in the summer of 2013 on unceded Wet'suwet'en territory, 1000 km...

    RESIST: The Unist'ot'en's Call To The Land
  • 2022
    STANDSinWATER

    STANDSinWATER

    STANDSinWATER

    02022HD

    Standsinwater Sutherland is 2Spirit Cree living in Northern Ontario. Holding her eagle feather, she sits and tells her story: her quest to identity,...

    STANDSinWATER
  • 2025
    On and On and On

    On and On and On

    On and On and On

    02025HD

    Albert Ward was a highly regarded Mi'kmaq Elder from Eel Ground First Nation and a very dear friend and teacher to my family. This recording was the...

    On and On and On