Indigenous Movies

  • 1943
    The Crow Indians on the Jesus Trail

    The Crow Indians on the Jesus Trail

    The Crow Indians on the Jesus Trail

    01943HD

    Profile of the Crow Indian Mission in Lodge Grass, Montana.

    The Crow Indians on the Jesus Trail
  • 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
  • 1983
    When the Mountains Tremble

    When the Mountains Tremble

    When the Mountains Tremble

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    A documentary on the war between the Guatemalan military and the Mayan population, with first hand accounts by Nobel Peace Prize winner Rigoberta...

    When the Mountains Tremble
  • 2004
    Two Worlds Colliding

    Two Worlds Colliding

    Two Worlds Colliding

    72004HD

    This documentary chronicles the story of Darrell Night, an Indigenous man who was dumped by two police officers in a barren field on the outskirts of...

    Two Worlds Colliding
  • 2021
    Fairy Creek: The Last Stand

    Fairy Creek: The Last Stand

    Fairy Creek: The Last Stand

    02021HD

    In less than 150 years, 97.3% of British Columbia's old growth forests have been logged. These ancient trees and their ecosystems have been lost...

    Fairy Creek: The Last Stand
  • 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
  • 2024
    The Navel of the World

    The Navel of the World

    The Navel of the World

    02024HD

    “Te Pito o Te Henua” (The Navel of the World) tells the story of the community behind Rapa Nui’s largest and most colorful annual...

    The Navel of the World
  • 2024
    Yakutia — Between The Worlds

    Yakutia — Between The Worlds

    Yakutia — Between The Worlds

    102024HD

    A documentary road movie. Traveling across his homeland, the filmmaker explores what Yakut cinema is, and what it means to the Sakha people and to...

    Yakutia — Between The Worlds
  • 2023
    Giiwe: Returning Home

    Giiwe: Returning Home

    Giiwe: Returning Home

    02023HD

    Following filmmaker Taye Alvis as he looks to reconnect to his community of Walpole Island First Nation. Taye will explore his relationship to...

    Giiwe: Returning Home
  • 2022
    Territoires, alliances et autres métissages

    Territoires, alliances et autres métissages

    Territoires, alliances et autres métissages

    02022HD

    By retracing the mixed heritage of First Nations peoples and Quebecers, painting a modern portrait, and sketching a human geography, this film helps...

    Territoires, alliances et autres métissages
  • 2019
    Sweetheart Dancers

    Sweetheart Dancers

    Sweetheart Dancers

    92019HD

    Sean and Adrian, a Two-Spirit couple, are determined to rewrite the rules of Native American culture through their participation in the...

    Sweetheart Dancers
  • 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
  • 2025
    Soul of the Desert

    Soul of the Desert

    Soul of the Desert

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    A documentary on the road that tracks the journey by Georgina, an elderly transgender woman forced to cross the sandy peninsula Guajira, on foot, to...

    Soul of the Desert
  • 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

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    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
  • 1984
    Isaac Littlefeathers

    Isaac Littlefeathers

    Isaac Littlefeathers

    01984HD

    A young half-breed boy, the son of a hockey player and an Indian woman, is adopted by a Jewish shopkeeper, but finds himself torn between the...

    Isaac Littlefeathers
  • 1970
    The John Muir

    The John Muir

    The John Muir

    01970HD

    Some people think John Muir was a hero. Others: not so much. The Adventure Brothers hike the famous John Muir Trail (a.k.a. Nüümü...

    The John Muir
  • 2021
    Inhabitants

    Inhabitants

    Inhabitants

    82021HD

    For millennia, Native Americans successfully stewarded and shaped their landscapes, but centuries of colonization have disrupted their ability to...

    Inhabitants
  • 2017
    Vanamagan

    Vanamagan

    Vanamagan

    6.0482017HD

    An Andaman tribal who escapes from men trying to capture his people, ends up in the care of a spoilt, rich girl, who starts to fall in love with him.

    Vanamagan
  • 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')
  • 2007
    The Invisible Nation

    The Invisible Nation

    The Invisible Nation

    82007HD

    The Algonquin once lived in harmony with the vast territory they occupied. This balance was upset when the Europeans arrived in the 16th century....

    The Invisible Nation