Indigenous Movies

A few years ago the indigenous musician Delfín Quishpe uploaded a video clip on YouTube of his song Torres Gemelas without imagining the...

Norma Kpaima's contribution to indigenous education is unique and urgent for neglected communities.

This short film follows Tonisha, Toneil and their family as they reclaim their Navajo history and reconnect with ancestors within the canyon walls.

Made in collaboration with the Inuit Tungavingat Nunamini, this film focuses on those dissident members of the Inuit community who rejected the...

Markku Lehmuskallio has devoted a large part of his documentary work to the indigenous people of the Arctic Circle. In this latest film, co-directed...

Since colonial times, the indigenous people of the Andean mountains have ascended to peaks that reach 5,200 meters above sea level. There, they crush...

The Manoki people live in northwestern Mato Grosso, Brazil, and one of their main economic activities is selling pequi, a local fruit, on the...

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

The story of a town at the mercy of a landscape in transformation; standing on the brink of an encroaching reality, one in which the age-old fears of...

The Indigenous peoples of northern British Columbia still hunt and fish, using a combination of traditional ways and modern equipment and techniques...

This documentary takes you on a reflective journey into the extended family of Nova Scotia’s Mi'kmaq community. Revisiting her own roots,...

Two indigenous tribes invoke the god of love, Rudá, to come and celebrate the rite of love. They believe that this god lives in the clouds and...

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...

Mateo, a Metis teenager, is losing his bearings following the suicide of his father. In denial and anger, he will do anything to deny his native...

They are an Indian people who have suffered for many years. They were forced to live in unimaginable squalor. Houses not much better than cardboard...

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...

A young mime and a fledgling Indian meet in the forest and spend some time together.