Indigenous Movies

  • 1964
    The Annanacks

    The Annanacks

    The Annanacks

    01964HD

    This short documentary depicts the formation in 1959 of the first successful co-operative in an Inuit community in Northern Québec. The film...

    The Annanacks
  • 1970
    Olga

    Olga

    Olga

    101970HD

    Heta ysyryre gueteri jahasata. Translating from guaraní: Many ways to go! Olga inhabits this world. Just like every day, Olga gets up to have...

    Olga
  • 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
  • 1970
    Filhos de Macuinaíma

    Filhos de Macuinaíma

    Filhos de Macuinaíma

    81970HD

    Documentary about the life of three families living in the city of Boa Vista, north of Brazil. Some of them look for a more intense daily life going...

    Filhos de Macuinaíma
  • 2020
    The Origin of the Salt Mines of San Mateo

    The Origin of the Salt Mines of San Mateo

    The Origin of the Salt Mines of San Mateo

    02020HD

    The Chuj tell the story of three brothers and the reason behind the origin of the largest salt mines in San Mateo.

    The Origin of the Salt Mines of San Mateo
  • 2020
    Mother River

    Mother River

    Mother River

    02020HD

    In a remote Peruvian city, lives Honorata Vilca, an illiterate woman of Quechua descent who sells candies more than 20 years ago, with the rain will...

    Mother River
  • 2024
    Las raíces de Efraín

    Las raíces de Efraín

    Las raíces de Efraín

    02024HD

    Inspired by a true discovery that occurred in 1991 (Alboyanco, Angol), the short film tells the story of a boy who, while playing hide-and-seek with...

    Las raíces de Efraín
  • 2013
    The Tiger and the Deer

    The Tiger and the Deer

    The Tiger and the Deer

    02013HD

    In El Salvador, Chelino tells about the indigenous massacre of 1932, of which he survived, while he teaches the melodies of traditional Salvadoran...

    The Tiger and the Deer
  • 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
    Resilience

    Resilience

    Resilience

    01970HD

    Resilience is dedicated to those whose lives have been fragmented by intergenerational trauma, but who wish to break the cycle.

    Resilience
  • 2025
    Sapikuna

    Sapikuna

    Sapikuna

    02025HD

    SapiKuna is a documentary exploring the ancestral knowledge of the Kichwa cultures in the Ecuadorian highlands. Through voices, rituals, and...

    Sapikuna
  • 2013
    Postcards from Indigenous Taiwan

    Postcards from Indigenous Taiwan

    Postcards from Indigenous Taiwan

    02013HD

    An insight into the Indigenous culture and traditions in Taiwan, from clothing, tattooing, art and music to tourist destinations.

    Postcards from Indigenous Taiwan
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1954
    Boos and Arrows

    Boos and Arrows

    Boos and Arrows

    81954HD

    Casper the Friendly Ghost helps Little Feather go hunting.

    Boos and Arrows
  • 2022
    Miwene

    Miwene

    Miwene

    02022HD

    Steeped in the long oral tradition of Waorani storytelling, Gange Yeti shares her own coming-of-age story as a young Waorani woman living deep within...

    Miwene
  • 2018
    Como Fotografei os Yanomami

    Como Fotografei os Yanomami

    Como Fotografei os Yanomami

    02018HD

    Como Fotografei os Yanomami
  • 2016
    Kablunât: Legend of the Origin of the White People

    Kablunât: Legend of the Origin of the White People

    Kablunât: Legend of the Origin of the White People

    02016HD

    His recent animation Kablunât: Legend of the Origin of the White People (2016) draws from a Nunatsiavummiut legend recorded by a Moravian...

    Kablunât: Legend of the Origin of the White People