Indigenous Peoples Movies

  • 1982
    Land der Bitterkeit und des Stolzes

    Land der Bitterkeit und des Stolzes

    Land der Bitterkeit und des Stolzes

    01982HD

    A polemic against Werner Herzog and the making of "Fitzcarraldo", exploring the question of the filmmaker's ethical and moral responsibility.

    Land der Bitterkeit und des Stolzes
  • 2024
    Povo da Floresta

    Povo da Floresta

    Povo da Floresta

    82024HD

    Povo da Floresta
  • 1975
    Bella Bella

    Bella Bella

    Bella Bella

    01975HD

    This documentary short is an introduction to the Bella Bella (Heiltsuk) of Campbell Island, 500 km North of Vancouver on the Pacific Coast. Since the...

    Bella Bella
  • 2004
    One of Many

    One of Many

    One of Many

    72004HD

    A woman with indiginous roots in her 40s goes on a trip into her past: When she was four years old she had been taken away from her mother by the...

    One of Many
  • 2002
    The Deserted Valley

    The Deserted Valley

    The Deserted Valley

    5.2862002HD

    Three teachers run together an elementary school for local Hmong children in a remote mountain village. One day, an incident turns their life upside...

    The Deserted Valley
  • 2015
    Nowhere Land

    Nowhere Land

    Nowhere Land

    02015HD

    Documentary about filmmaker Bonnie Ammaaq's memories of life on Baffin Island, where her family moved for eleven years during her childhood from the...

    Nowhere Land
  • 2009
    Vistas: Dancers of the Grass

    Vistas: Dancers of the Grass

    Vistas: Dancers of the Grass

    02009HD

    A stunning display of a stop-motion animation, Dancers of the Grass vividly depicts the majesty of the hoop dance, a tradition symbolizing the unity...

    Vistas: Dancers of the Grass
  • 2017
    Ça Fait Si Longtemps

    Ça Fait Si Longtemps

    Ça Fait Si Longtemps

    02017HD

    Is it possible that a group of people share our culture and fate, but are drifting in another part of the ocean? Taiwanese aboriginal musicians,...

    Ça Fait Si Longtemps
  • 2022
    Amazônia, a Nova Minamata?

    Amazônia, a Nova Minamata?

    Amazônia, a Nova Minamata?

    02022HD

    Amazônia, a Nova Minamata?
  • 2017
    One Heart: One Spirit

    One Heart: One Spirit

    One Heart: One Spirit

    02017HD

    An Aboriginal Australian and Native American documentary narrated by award-winning actor Jack Thompson, One Heart-One Spirit tells the story of...

    One Heart: One Spirit
  • 2017
    Ghostland: The View of the Ju'Hoansi

    Ghostland: The View of the Ju'Hoansi

    Ghostland: The View of the Ju'Hoansi

    8.32017HD

    Remember the culture clash in THE GODS MUST BE CRAZY? This time it's real. One of the most ancient cultures on our planet is undergoing a major...

    Ghostland: The View of the Ju'Hoansi
  • 2019
    Spirit of the Reindeer

    Spirit of the Reindeer

    Spirit of the Reindeer

    02019HD

    The third and final part of a trilogy based on Arctic creation myths. The film is a multifaceted tissue weave of myths and traditions reflected in...

    Spirit of the Reindeer
  • 1936
    Bantu weiss nichts von Europa

    Bantu weiss nichts von Europa

    Bantu weiss nichts von Europa

    01936HD

    A visit to the Bantu in Cameroon and the indigenous town of Kumbo. The living and working conditions of the Bantu and Bororo tribes are shown as part...

    Bantu weiss nichts von Europa
  • 1992
    Columbus Didn't Discover Us

    Columbus Didn't Discover Us

    Columbus Didn't Discover Us

    01992HD

    The historic gathering of three hundred indigenous activists from North, South and Central America who met in Quito, Ecuador, in July 1990 to...

    Columbus Didn't Discover Us
  • 2021
    Le grand solstice

    Le grand solstice

    Le grand solstice

    02021HD

    Le grand solstice
  • 2008
    Ñande Guarani (Nós Guarani)

    Ñande Guarani (Nós Guarani)

    Ñande Guarani (Nós Guarani)

    02008HD

    Ñande Guarani (Nós Guarani)
  • 1956
    The Longer Trail

    The Longer Trail

    The Longer Trail

    01956HD

    A young indigenous man contracts tuberculosis and is sent to the Charles Camsell Indian Hospital in Edmonton. He struggles with the aftereffects of...

    The Longer Trail
  • 2001
    The Medicine of Forgiveness

    The Medicine of Forgiveness

    The Medicine of Forgiveness

    02001HD

    Benito Arévalo is an onaya: a traditional healer in a Shipibo-Konibo community in Peruvian Amazonia. He explains something of the onaya...

    The Medicine of Forgiveness
  • 1963
    The Education of Phyllistine

    The Education of Phyllistine

    The Education of Phyllistine

    01963HD

    An orphaned indigenous girl is taken away to an all white school so that the school can get grant money.

    The Education of Phyllistine
  • 2015
    The Mountain

    The Mountain

    The Mountain

    02015HD

    For hundreds of years, Taiwan has been under different colonial rules. From the Dutch, the Spanish, the Japanese, and nowadays Republic of China,...

    The Mountain