Indigenous Movies

  • 2021
    Iskwew-ishkueu

    Iskwew-ishkueu

    Iskwew-ishkueu

    02021HD

    A young woman talks about her journey, which took her from her original community to an urban environment. After experiencing a culture shock in the...

    Iskwew-ishkueu
  • 2018
    To Wake Up the Nakota Language

    To Wake Up the Nakota Language

    To Wake Up the Nakota Language

    02018HD

    “When you don’t know your language or your culture, you don’t know who you are,” says 69-year-old Armand McArthur, one of the...

    To Wake Up the Nakota Language
  • 2015
    El final del día

    El final del día

    El final del día

    02015HD

    The film takes place on December 21, 2012, while the people of the town of Quillagua await the supposed "end of the world" that the Mayans predicted...

    El final del día
  • 2020
    Stories Are in Our Bones

    Stories Are in Our Bones

    Stories Are in Our Bones

    02020HD

    In this layered short film, filmmaker Janine Windolph takes her young sons fishing with their kokum (grandmother), a residential school survivor who...

    Stories Are in Our Bones
  • 1983
    Les six saisons des attikameks

    Les six saisons des attikameks

    Les six saisons des attikameks

    01983HD

    Les six saisons des attikameks
  • 1970
    Les filles de Shimun

    Les filles de Shimun

    Les filles de Shimun

    01970HD

    Les filles de Shimun
  • 2021
    Heart Berry

    Heart Berry

    Heart Berry

    02021HD

    A lyrical film ode to the odehimin or heart berry. A two-spirit Anishnaabe person finds themself in a dark place with their body. They undertake a...

    Heart Berry
  • 1914
    The voice of their race

    The voice of their race

    The voice of their race

    01914HD

    Lost film critical of the poor treatment that Maya peons received on the haciendas.

    The voice of their race
  • 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
  • 1970
    Save the Fairy Creek Watershed!

    Save the Fairy Creek Watershed!

    Save the Fairy Creek Watershed!

    01970HD

    "A short documentary amplifying what I witnessed this past long weekend. I hope this film helps spread the word about the importance of the Fairy...

    Save the Fairy Creek Watershed!
  • 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
  • 1997
    Totem Talk

    Totem Talk

    Totem Talk

    01997HD

    Traditional Northwestern Indigenous spiritual images combined with cutting-edge computer animation in this surreal short film about the power of...

    Totem Talk
  • 2020
    Centaura

    Centaura

    Centaura

    02020HD

    Two indigenous tribes invoke the god of love, Rudá, to come and celebrate the rite of love. They believe that this god lives in the clouds and...

    Centaura
  • 2017
    Angels Gather Here

    Angels Gather Here

    Angels Gather Here

    02017HD

    Angels Gather Here’ follows Jacki Trapman’s journey back to her hometown of Brewarrina to celebrate her parents, Bill and Barbara’s...

    Angels Gather Here
  • 1918
    The Virgin of Guadalupe

    The Virgin of Guadalupe

    The Virgin of Guadalupe

    21918HD

    Lost short film about the encounter of Juan Diego with the Virgin of Guadalupe.

    The Virgin of Guadalupe
  • 2022
    Where do I Belong

    Where do I Belong

    Where do I Belong

    02022HD

    Where do I Belong
  • 2023
    Arc-en-noir

    Arc-en-noir

    Arc-en-noir

    02023HD

    Beatnik contemporary revival in the voice of a francophone queer métis gives voice to thoughts, desires, and struggles of a queer indigenous...

    Arc-en-noir
  • 2022
    Kokum, with love.

    Kokum, with love.

    Kokum, with love.

    02022HD

    Flora Bear’s youngest granddaughter searches for truth and answers about her Indigenous grandmother’s life.

    Kokum, with love.
  • 2024
    Tea Creek

    Tea Creek

    Tea Creek

    02024HD

    Against the backdrop of colonization and the climate crisis, Jacob Beaton, a passionate Indigenous entrepreneur, has embarked on a remarkable...

    Tea Creek
  • 2016
    Indian Time

    Indian Time

    Indian Time

    02016HD

    Indian Time