Alanis Obomsawin

Alanis Obomsawin

Actor · Director · Producer · Writer

Lebanon, New Hampshire, USA
August 31, 1932

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.

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Representative Works

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
8.0
/ English
Incident at Restigouche
Incident at Restigouche
7.3
/ French
Bones of Crows
Bones of Crows
6.8
/ English
Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man
Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man
7.5
/ English
Waseteg
Waseteg
5.0
/ English
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen
6.7
/ English
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger
8.0
/ English
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
Le patro Le Prévost - 80 Years Later
8.0
/ English
Amisk
Amisk
8.5
/ English
My Friend the Green Horse
My Friend the Green Horse
No Rating Yet
/ English
Bill Reid Remembers
Bill Reid Remembers
No Rating Yet
/ English
Our Dear Sisters
Our Dear Sisters
No Rating Yet
/ English

Awards and Honors

Critical Favorites

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child
1986Winner

Best Writing

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Métis Child

Incident at Restigouche
1984Nominee

Best Performance

Incident at Restigouche

Bones of Crows
2023Nominee

Best Director

Bones of Crows

Career Highlights

Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man
1998Highlight

Best Director

Spudwrench - Kahnawake Man

Waseteg
2010Highlight

Best Performance

Waseteg

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