Indigenous Community Movies

  • 2008
    Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back

    Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back

    Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back

    02008HD

    For over 50 years, the Kahnawake Mohawks, of Quebec, Canada occupied a 10 square block area in the North Gowanus section of Brooklyn, which became...

    Little Caughnawaga: To Brooklyn and Back
  • 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
  • 1916
    The Cliff Dwellers of America

    The Cliff Dwellers of America

    The Cliff Dwellers of America

    01916HD

    The first picture of the new Paramount-Burton Holmes Travel pictures recount Mr. Holmes' motor trip of the summer of 1913 through the more...

    The Cliff Dwellers of America
  • 1995
    Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

    Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

    Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation

    91995HD

    In 1953 the Canadian government relocated Inuit families from Northern Québec to the High Arctic, promising an abundance of game and fish and...

    Broken Promises: The High Arctic Relocation
  • 2026
    Ganibarra

    Ganibarra

    Ganibarra

    02026HD

    What happens when we lose a species that is family? Ganibarra is a deeply personal journey into the cultural connection between first nations people...

    Ganibarra
  • 2025
    Dusk & Dawn

    Dusk & Dawn

    Dusk & Dawn

    02025HD

    We follow Dusk & Dawn, two exes who rekindle their love on the night of their high school graduation. As they navigate the night with their friends,...

    Dusk & Dawn
  • 1988
    Tiag

    Tiag

    Tiag

    71988HD

    Based on the work of Monsignor Leónidas Proaño, Bishop of Riobamba, the daily life of an indigenous community is presented. His family...

    Tiag
  • 2013
    Tokyo Ainu

    Tokyo Ainu

    Tokyo Ainu

    02013HD

    TOKYO Ainu features the Ainu, an indigenous people of Japan, living in Greater Tokyo (Tokyo and its surrounding areas), who are and actively in...

    Tokyo Ainu
  • 2024
    Made in Ethiopia

    Made in Ethiopia

    Made in Ethiopia

    92024HD

    When a massive Chinese factory complex attempts a high-stakes expansion in rural Ethiopia, three women in search of prosperity have their faith in...

    Made in Ethiopia
  • 2016
    Where Did the Swallows Go?

    Where Did the Swallows Go?

    Where Did the Swallows Go?

    02016HD

    The climate is changing, and the Indigenous peoples of the Xingu Indigenous Park, in Mato Grosso, Brazil, are reading the signs everywhere. Trees no...

    Where Did the Swallows Go?
  • 1947
    Os Carajá

    Os Carajá

    Os Carajá

    01947HD

    Os Carajá
  • 1979
    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid

    81979HD

    Profile of the Haida artist Bill Reid

    Canada Vignettes: Bill Reid
  • 2024
    QONOQ: What We Eat

    QONOQ: What We Eat

    QONOQ: What We Eat

    52024HD

    In a fantastical and anachronistic world, Huashi visits Roqshelashé’s palace on behalf of the Qom community. Tired of oppression, the...

    QONOQ: What We Eat
  • 2023
    The Fire of a Firefly

    The Fire of a Firefly

    The Fire of a Firefly

    02023HD

    Pedro, an indigenous migrant, returns to his village for his mother's funeral. When he learns of the serious problem his brother Ismael is involved...

    The Fire of a Firefly
  • 2008
    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

    02008HD

    In decades past, Native American artists who wanted to sell to mainstream collectors had little choice but to create predictable, Hollywood-style...

    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family
  • 2009
    Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore

    Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore

    Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore

    02009HD

    Barry Barclay was a New Zealand/Aotearoa director of documentaries and feature films. He is regarded as one of the world's first, and very...

    Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore
  • 2024
    Waira

    Waira

    Waira

    02024HD

    In an isolated community, a young indigenous woman fights for her freedom after enduring sexual assaults. Confronted with a life-altering decision,...

    Waira
  • 2011
    Voices That Heal

    Voices That Heal

    Voices That Heal

    02011HD

    Herlinda Augustin is a Shipibo healer who lives with her family in Peruvian Amazonia. Will she and other healers be able to maintain their ancient...

    Voices That Heal
  • 2018
    Ayahuasca: Expansion of Consciousness

    Ayahuasca: Expansion of Consciousness

    Ayahuasca: Expansion of Consciousness

    02018HD

    The story of Ayahuasca, from its emergence in the Amazonian Forest, to its popularity with the Santo Daime religion, and on to its arrival in urban...

    Ayahuasca: Expansion of Consciousness
  • 2007
    Woven Songs of the Amazon

    Woven Songs of the Amazon

    Woven Songs of the Amazon

    72007HD

    The Shipibo-Konibo people of Peruvian Amazon decorate their pottery, jewelry, textiles, and body art with complex geometric patterns called...

    Woven Songs of the Amazon