Indigenous Movies

  • 2022
    No Māori Allowed

    No Māori Allowed

    No Māori Allowed

    82022HD

    When an academic unearths a forgotten history, residents of the small township of Pukekohe, including kaumātua who have never told their personal stor...

    No Māori Allowed
  • 2018
    Caribou in the Archive

    Caribou in the Archive

    Caribou in the Archive

    02018HD

    In Caribou in the Archive, rustic VHS home video of a Cree woman hunting caribou in the 1990s is combined with NFB archival film footage of northern M...

    Caribou in the Archive
  • 2023
    Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun

    Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun

    Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun

    02023HD

    An intimate and thrilling portrait of a young Siksika woman and the deep bonds between her father and family in the golden plains of Blackfoot Territo...

    Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun
  • 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 relationship...

    Fuego
  • 2024
    Iniskim - Return of the Buffalo

    Iniskim - Return of the Buffalo

    Iniskim - Return of the Buffalo

    02024HD

    A cinematic wonder & incredible opportunity to learn about Indigenous ways of knowing. A group of puppeteers are transformed by their experience of "b...

    Iniskim - Return of the Buffalo
  • 1995
    Lighting the 7th Fire

    Lighting the 7th Fire

    Lighting the 7th Fire

    01995HD

    A Chippewa prophecy foretells a time called the 7th Fire when lost traditions will be recovered. Native American filmmaker Sandra Sunrising Osawa exam...

    Lighting the 7th Fire
  • 1991
    Women in the Shadows

    Women in the Shadows

    Women in the Shadows

    01991HD

    Filmed on location in Saskatchewan from the Qu'Appelle Valley to Hudson Bay, the documentary traces the filmmaker's quest for her Native foremothers i...

    Women in the Shadows
  • 2021
    L'Inhumain

    L'Inhumain

    L'Inhumain

    3.22021HD

    Mathieu is a brilliant neurosurgeon whose perfect life is falling apart. Impending divorce, job loss, substance abuse, and a mid-life crisis are all f...

    L'Inhumain
  • 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. Th...

    Red Fever
  • 2023
    Uapishka

    Uapishka

    Uapishka

    02023HD

    Uapishka
  • 2024
    In This Moment

    In This Moment

    In This Moment

    02024HD

    “In This Moment” is the story of a transwoman named Love, who is polyamorous and trying to navigate the world around her identities by coming to terms...

    In This Moment
  • 1992
    Surviving Columbus

    Surviving Columbus

    Surviving Columbus

    01992HD

    This Peabody Award-winning documentary from New Mexico PBS looks at the European arrival in the Americas from the perspective of the Pueblo Peoples.

    Surviving Columbus
  • 1991
    Hunters and Bombers

    Hunters and Bombers

    Hunters and Bombers

    01991HD

    The hunters are the Innu people and the bombers are the air forces of several NATO countries, which conduct low-level flights over the Innu's hunting...

    Hunters and Bombers
  • 2012
    Universal VIP

    Universal VIP

    Universal VIP

    02012HD

    Still working through the grief of losing her only child, Thelma, a young Blackfeet woman in Browning, MT, is taken advantage of by friends who use he...

    Universal VIP
  • 2022
    Still We Rise

    Still We Rise

    Still We Rise

    02022HD

    50 years on, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is the oldest continuing protest occupation site in the world. Taking a fresh lens this is a bold dive into a...

    Still We Rise
  • 2010
    Habilito: Debt for Life

    Habilito: Debt for Life

    Habilito: Debt for Life

    02010HD

    Documents the conflicts and tensions that arise between highland migrants and Mosetenes, members of an indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon. It...

    Habilito: Debt for Life
  • 2021
    Inside the Fight to Save an Ancient Forest (and the Secrets it Holds)

    Inside the Fight to Save an Ancient Forest (and the Secrets it Holds)

    Inside the Fight to Save an Ancient Forest (and the Secrets it Holds)

    02021HD

    The ancient forests of the Pacific Northwest are home to giant trees and many secrets, which science is just beginning to understand. But these forest...

    Inside the Fight to Save an Ancient Forest (and the Secrets it Holds)
  • 2019
    Sweetheart Dancers

    Sweetheart Dancers

    Sweetheart Dancers

    92019HD

    Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple, are determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the “Sweetheart Da...

    Sweetheart Dancers
  • 2011
    Granito: How to Nail a Dictator

    Granito: How to Nail a Dictator

    Granito: How to Nail a Dictator

    4.52011HD

    A story of destinies joined by Guatemala's past, and how a documentary film intertwined with a nation's turbulent history emerges as an active player...

    Granito: How to Nail a Dictator
  • 2014
    Maximón: Devil or Saint

    Maximón: Devil or Saint

    Maximón: Devil or Saint

    102014HD

    MAXIMÓN - Devil or Saint is a documentary about the controversial Maya deity, also known as San Simon or the drinking and smoking saint of Guatemala....

    Maximón: Devil or Saint