Portrait of Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Directing

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.

Born: August 31, 1932

Place of Birth: Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA

Filmography

2023
Bones of Crows

as TRC Film Director

2022
Bill Reid Remembers

as Self - Narrator (voice)

2019
2018
The Devil's Share

as Self (archive footage)

2017
Walking Is Medicine

as Narrator (voice)

2016
2014
Trick or Treaty?

as Narrator

2010
Waseteg

as Narrator

2008
2003
Is the Crown at war with us?

as Narrator (voice)

2000
Rocks at Whiskey Trench

as Self - Narrator (voice)

1977
Mother of Many Children

as Narrator (voice)

1977
1975
Eliza's Horoscope

as Indian Maiden

1975
1971
Christmas at Moose Factory

as Narrator (voice)