Indigenous Movies

  • 2020
    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status

    02020HD

    This documentary digs into the stories of Indigenous women and families to reclaim their Indian Status through their fight for the elimination of...

    (Re)Claiming Indian Status
  • 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....

    Habilito: Debt for Life
  • 2022
    Where do I Belong

    Where do I Belong

    Where do I Belong

    02022HD

    In a continuation of her first film We Are Not Speaking the Same Language, Danika explains what it feels like to be displaced Indigenous urban.

    Where do I Belong
  • 2024
    Forest Echoes

    Forest Echoes

    Forest Echoes

    02024HD

    A love story set against the backdrop of the climate crisis and the opioid epidemic, Echo and Wild are two urban Indigenous land defenders. On the...

    Forest Echoes
  • 2021
    When Shadows Dance at Night

    When Shadows Dance at Night

    When Shadows Dance at Night

    02021HD

    Following her brother's death, Georgia, a young college student, returns home to her reservation only to find she's become the prey of a...

    When Shadows Dance at Night
  • 1970
    Tasunke Witko

    Tasunke Witko

    Tasunke Witko

    01970HD

    Told from the perspective of contemporary Lakota people, the film explores the life of Crazy Horse (Tasunke Witko). Viewers see the natural world of...

    Tasunke Witko
  • 1970
    Vivir de la madera (Kuxtal Ti' Che')

    Vivir de la madera (Kuxtal Ti' Che')

    Vivir de la madera (Kuxtal Ti' Che')

    01970HD

    In Mexico, the lack of jobs in villages and communities forces people to migrate to cities in search of opportunities and better income. This is the...

    Vivir de la madera (Kuxtal Ti' Che')
  • 1970
    Seas the Day: The Sailing Movie

    Seas the Day: The Sailing Movie

    Seas the Day: The Sailing Movie

    01970HD

    Seas the Day: The Sailing Movie is a genre-defying documentary that blends real-world adventure with deeply human storytelling. It transcends typical...

    Seas the Day: The Sailing Movie
  • 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
  • 2015
    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    Taking Alcatraz

    02015HD

    A documentary account by award-winning filmmaker John Ferry of the events that led up to the 1969 Native American occupation of Alcatraz Island as...

    Taking Alcatraz
  • 2013
    Indigenous villages at risk

    Indigenous villages at risk

    Indigenous villages at risk

    02013HD

    Indigenous villages at risk is an ethnographic documentary whose central purpose is to show the direct testimonies of people from nine indigenous...

    Indigenous villages at risk
  • 2024
    Uasheshkun

    Uasheshkun

    Uasheshkun

    02024HD

    A father tries to save the soul of his daughter, lost in darkness.

    Uasheshkun
  • 2014
    Urihi Haromatipë: Curadores da Terra-Floresta

    Urihi Haromatipë: Curadores da Terra-Floresta

    Urihi Haromatipë: Curadores da Terra-Floresta

    02014HD

    The thunder is warning, "The earth is sick." To cure it, David Kopenawa gathered in Roraima the Yanomami shamans from various regions. With the help...

    Urihi Haromatipë: Curadores da Terra-Floresta
  • 2017
    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses

    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses

    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses

    02017HD

    Essence of Healing is a documentary exploring the life journeys of 14 American Indian nurses - their experiences growing up, their experiences in...

    Essence of Healing: The Journey of American Indian Nurses
  • 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
  • 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
    Double M Country

    Double M Country

    Double M Country

    02023HD

    Carrie Davis was part of the child removal system near the end of the Sixties Scoop. With guidance from her uncle Emmett Sack and the community,...

    Double M Country
  • 2013
    O Homem que Matou Deus

    O Homem que Matou Deus

    O Homem que Matou Deus

    82013HD

    O Homem que Matou Deus
  • 2017
    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis

    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis

    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis

    02017HD

    The history of Edward Cornwallis, the founder of Halifax, and the modern day controversy surrounding his statue.

    Indefensible: The Troubling Legacy of Edward Cornwallis
  • 2023
    The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy

    The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy

    The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy

    02023HD

    Filmmaker Mary Galloway's feature documentary looks at the origins and continued impact of the famed Cowichan sweater.

    The Cowichan Sweater: Our Knitted Legacy