Indigenous Movies

  • 2013
    Tokyo Ainu

    Tokyo Ainu

    Tokyo Ainu

    02013HD

    TOKYO Ainu features the Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan, living in Greater Tokyo (Tokyo and its surrounding areas), who are and actively in...

    Tokyo Ainu
  • 2022
    Harbinger

    Harbinger

    Harbinger

    02022HD

    A street sweeper, The messenger of the red-blooded letter to the soldier found out it was abused. Responsible for the extermination of neutralists...

    Harbinger
  • 2022
    Closeness to the Land

    Closeness to the Land

    Closeness to the Land

    02022HD

    In 2020, just as the pandemic was beginning, Gazala purchased land in western Ohio, on which sits a disused school building. This site allowed her to...

    Closeness to the Land
  • 1970
    waawiyebii'ige: She Draws a Circle

    waawiyebii'ige: She Draws a Circle

    waawiyebii'ige: She Draws a Circle

    01970HD

    She Draws a Circle reflects on the work of generations of women to interrupt cycles of violence and oppression, looking to the ways in which our...

    waawiyebii'ige: She Draws a Circle
  • 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
  • 2023
    Mother

    Mother

    Mother

    02023HD

    Nikawiy (Mother) explores the process of decolonization, where Indigenous language and family connections are voices and bodies that create a dynamic...

    Mother
  • 2022
    Mamuk Meshkanat

    Mamuk Meshkanat

    Mamuk Meshkanat

    02022HD

    Mamuk Meshkanat
  • 2022
    Le coureur des bois et le Nutshimiu-innu

    Le coureur des bois et le Nutshimiu-innu

    Le coureur des bois et le Nutshimiu-innu

    02022HD

    Filmmaker Éli Laliberté explores Nitassinan, an Innu territory north of Sept-Îles. His camera follows Clément and...

    Le coureur des bois et le Nutshimiu-innu
  • 2023
    The Promise

    The Promise

    The Promise

    02023HD

    The Maya Mam invite you to celebrate with them as we follow Jun Kanek who’s getting ready to participate in a traditional ceremony honouring...

    The Promise
  • 1970
    Fairy Creek Blockade - As I See It

    Fairy Creek Blockade - As I See It

    Fairy Creek Blockade - As I See It

    01970HD

    Mainland reporter hears about protest on Vancouver Island and decides to visit and see it for himself. He spends time to meet people there from both...

    Fairy Creek Blockade - As I See It
  • 1970
    The Ninth Island

    The Ninth Island

    The Ninth Island

    01970HD

    "The Ninth Island" tells the story of Hawaii’s indigenous population and its struggles to stay connected to its ancestral home.

    The Ninth Island
  • 1970
    Grey Horse

    Grey Horse

    Grey Horse

    01970HD

    Samuel Grey Horse, an Indigenous equestrian from Austin, Texas, is known for rescuing horses from being put down. After a riding accident lands him...

    Grey Horse
  • 1970
    Untitled Wendigo Short Film

    Untitled Wendigo Short Film

    Untitled Wendigo Short Film

    01970HD

    Found footage/mockumentary wendigo dark comedy. More info to come

    Untitled Wendigo Short Film
  • 2021
    Fuego

    Fuego

    Fuego

    82021HD

    Xóchitl is an indigenous woman who must fight for her freedom before the birth of her baby, since she finds herself trapped in an abusive...

    Fuego
  • 2013
    A Beautiful Forest

    A Beautiful Forest

    A Beautiful Forest

    72013HD

    The Acadian Forest once spanned across the entirety of modern day New Brunswick and beyond and has been home to a variety of Indigenous peoples,...

    A Beautiful Forest
  • 2019
    Dance with the Heart

    Dance with the Heart

    Dance with the Heart

    02019HD

    Marina is a girl who discovers the legends and traditions of her ancestors on a magical journey through the nature that surrounds her and takes her...

    Dance with the Heart
  • 2025
    Listen

    Listen

    Listen

    02025HD

    Director Malakye Tsosie explores his identity through the Navajo language. A language that is spoken less frequently over the generations. However,...

    Listen
  • 2018
    Mommy Goes Race

    Mommy Goes Race

    Mommy Goes Race

    02018HD

    A touching portrait of the only woman who participates in the auto racing competitions of Kitigan Zibi, Anishinabe nation. Chalene McConini combines...

    Mommy Goes Race
  • 1970
    First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath

    First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath

    First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath

    01970HD

    Twenty-eight Indigenous youth kayak the entire 300-miles of the Klamath River, from its headwaters to the Pacific Ocean, completing the full length...

    First Descent: Kayaking the Klamath
  • 1974
    This Riel Business

    This Riel Business

    This Riel Business

    91974HD

    This documentary short is a cinematic recording of Tales from a Prairie Drifter, a stage comedy about the North-West Resistance during the opening of...

    This Riel Business