Indigenous Movies

  • 1977
    Nanook Taxi

    Nanook Taxi

    Nanook Taxi

    81977HD

    Ningiuksiak, an Inuk who lives in the settlement of Cape Dorset, is on a hunt with his family. On his way back to Cape Dorset, Ningiuksiak's...

    Nanook Taxi
  • 1970
    Untitled Wendigo Short Film

    Untitled Wendigo Short Film

    Untitled Wendigo Short Film

    01970HD

    Found footage/mockumentary wendigo dark comedy. More info to come

    Untitled Wendigo Short Film
  • 2020
    Somebody's Daughter

    Somebody's Daughter

    Somebody's Daughter

    02020HD

    Somebody’s Daughter focuses on higher-profile MMIW cases, some of which were raised during the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs in December...

    Somebody's Daughter
  • 2024
    Anishinaabemowin

    Anishinaabemowin

    Anishinaabemowin

    02024HD

    Thea is an 8-year-old Ojibwe girl who is in the process of learning how to speak her traditional language from her mother.

    Anishinaabemowin
  • 2022
    The Pretendians

    The Pretendians

    The Pretendians

    82022HD

    Anishinaabe author Drew Hayden Taylor investigates how — and why — Indigenous identity, culture and art are being appropriated by those...

    The Pretendians
  • 2025
    Keeping Country Strong

    Keeping Country Strong

    Keeping Country Strong

    02025HD

    Keeping Country Strong is a new documentary by Country Needs People From the heart of the desert to the islands and estuaries of Sea Country,...

    Keeping Country Strong
  • 2024
    Uasheshkun

    Uasheshkun

    Uasheshkun

    02024HD

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

    Uasheshkun
  • 2026
    Healing Dolls

    Healing Dolls

    Healing Dolls

    02026HD

    The testimonies of the Mashteuiatsh Puakuteu women's committee punctuate this intimate short film about mourning and healing. Throughout the...

    Healing Dolls
  • 1989
    Children of Wind River

    Children of Wind River

    Children of Wind River

    01989HD

    A film made by Victress Hitchcock and Ava Hamilton in 1989 on the Wind River Reservation for Wyoming Public Television.

    Children of Wind River
  • 2022
    Powerlands

    Powerlands

    Powerlands

    02022HD

    A young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that...

    Powerlands
  • 1993
    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

    91993HD

    This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the...

    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
  • 2018
    Positions

    Positions

    Positions

    02018HD

    An unapologetic and realist exploration of sexual desire, the quest for financial stability, and the pursuit of agency over one's own body.

    Positions
  • 2023
    A Bear Named Jesus

    A Bear Named Jesus

    A Bear Named Jesus

    102023HD

    At Archer’s Aunty Gladys’ funeral, he hears a tap on the window — it’s a bear named Jesus, who has come for Archer’s...

    A Bear Named Jesus
  • 2022
    This Is Not a Ceremony

    This Is Not a Ceremony

    This Is Not a Ceremony

    02022HD

    This cinematic VR experience offers insights into the struggles and conflicts of growing up an Indigenous man.

    This Is Not a Ceremony
  • 2025
    Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Family - An Oral History Project

    Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Family - An Oral History Project

    Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Family - An Oral History Project

    102025HD

    In preparation for his first major retrospective at the Oklahoma Contemporary in 2025, Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds reveals thoughts, formal...

    Hock E Aye Vi Edgar Heap of Birds: Family - An Oral History Project
  • 2012
    Femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées

    Femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées

    Femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées

    02012HD

    The two-year National Inquiry into Missing and Murdered Indigenous Women and Girls, established by Ottawa, heard from 1,484 survivors of violence and...

    Femmes autochtones disparues et assassinées
  • 2024
    Who Are You? Who Am I?

    Who Are You? Who Am I?

    Who Are You? Who Am I?

    02024HD

    A young woman Indigenous is preparing to leave her community. This departure makes her reflect on her identity. As she moves towards adulthood, she...

    Who Are You? Who Am I?
  • 2002
    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance

    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance

    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance

    02002HD

    Men and women of the !Kung people in Ojokhoe, Namibia perform healing dances by firelight. First we see men perform the giraffe dance, and then...

    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance
  • 2019
    Tz'üntz'ü

    Tz'üntz'ü

    Tz'üntz'ü

    02019HD

    Tz'üntz'ü
  • 2010
    As I Am

    As I Am

    As I Am

    02010HD

    This short experimental documentary challenges stereotypes about Indigenous people in the workplace. Featuring portraits set to a powerful poem by...

    As I Am