Indigenous Movies

  • 2021
    Ainu Neno An Ainu

    Ainu Neno An Ainu

    Ainu Neno An Ainu

    02021HD

    This documentary started as part of a photography project about the indigenous Ainu population in northern Japan, portraying people from tightly knit...

    Ainu Neno An Ainu
  • 2009
    Nukum (grand-mère)

    Nukum (grand-mère)

    Nukum (grand-mère)

    02009HD

    Nukum (grand-mère)
  • 2018
    Biidaaban: First Light

    Biidaaban: First Light

    Biidaaban: First Light

    02018HD

    Toronto’s town square is flooded. The city’s infrastructure has merged with local flora. In this radically different future, people have...

    Biidaaban: First Light
  • 2023
    Derrière chaque image, une histoire

    Derrière chaque image, une histoire

    Derrière chaque image, une histoire

    02023HD

    Derrière chaque image, une histoire
  • 2015
    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    02015HD

    A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as...

    Taking Alcatraz
  • 2017
    Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film

    Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film

    Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film

    02017HD

    The film follows Postcommodity, an interdisciplinary arts collective comprised of Raven Chacon, Cristóbal Martinez and Kade L. Twist, who put...

    Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film
  • 2020
    Meet Louisa

    Meet Louisa

    Meet Louisa

    02020HD

    Arvitarniit is a series of short videos presenting the journeys of inspiring post-secondary students from Nunavik. In this clip, we invite you to...

    Meet Louisa
  • 2006
    Finding Dawn

    Finding Dawn

    Finding Dawn

    02006HD

    Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh puts a human face on a national tragedy: the murders and disappearances of an estimated 500 Aboriginal women...

    Finding Dawn
  • 2014
    Message from Mungo

    Message from Mungo

    Message from Mungo

    6.52014HD

    Lake Mungo is an ancient Pleistocene lake-bed in south-western New South Wales, and is one of the world’s richest archaeological sites. Message...

    Message from Mungo
  • 2025
    Soul of the Desert

    Soul of the Desert

    Soul of the Desert

    52025HD

    A documentary on the road that tracks the journey by Georgina, an elderly transgender woman forced to cross the sandy peninsula Guajira, on foot, to...

    Soul of the Desert
  • 1994
    Innu

    Innu

    Innu

    01994HD

    Innu
  • 2026
    Healing Dolls

    Healing Dolls

    Healing Dolls

    02026HD

    The testimonies of the Mashteuiatsh Puakuteu women's committee punctuate this intimate short film about mourning and healing. Throughout the...

    Healing Dolls
  • 2021
    BR Acima de Tudo

    BR Acima de Tudo

    BR Acima de Tudo

    02021HD

    In the north of the state of Pará is the largest block of protected forests in the world; an area of ​​Amazon rainforest the size...

    BR Acima de Tudo
  • 2024
    Red Fever

    Red Fever

    Red Fever

    02024HD

    Red Fever is a witty and entertaining feature documentary about the profound -- yet hidden -- Indigenous influence on Western culture and identity....

    Red Fever
  • 1959
    The Tahitian

    The Tahitian

    The Tahitian

    71959HD

    A group of scientists are trying to stop a filaria epidemic spreading through a Tahitian population. They meet resistance in using western medicine...

    The Tahitian
  • 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
  • 2013
    Flor Brilhante e as Cicatrizes da Pedra

    Flor Brilhante e as Cicatrizes da Pedra

    Flor Brilhante e as Cicatrizes da Pedra

    52013HD

    Flor Brilhante e as Cicatrizes da Pedra
  • 2017
    Holy Angels

    Holy Angels

    Holy Angels

    02017HD

    Documentary about the Holy Angels Residential School in Alberta, where hundreds of First Nations children were imprisoned.

    Holy Angels
  • 2025
    Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Family - An Oral History Project

    Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Family - An Oral History Project

    Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Family - An Oral History Project

    102025HD

    In preparation for his first major retrospective at the Oklahoma Contemporary in 2025, Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds reveals thoughts, formal...

    Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Family - An Oral History Project
  • 2024
    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    The Return of Nóouhàh-Toka’na

    02024HD

    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