Indigenous Movies

  • 2015
    The Seventh Fire

    The Seventh Fire

    The Seventh Fire

    62015HD

    When gang leader Rob Brown is sentenced to prison for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved...

    The Seventh Fire
  • 1986
    Ikwe

    Ikwe

    Ikwe

    11986HD

    A young Ojibwa girl from 1770 marries a Scottish fur trader and leaves home for the shores of Georgian Bay. Although the union is beneficial for her...

    Ikwe
  • 2007
    Tkaronto

    Tkaronto

    Tkaronto

    02007HD

    Far from home and struggling to reconcile their Native identities with non-Native culture, Ray and Jolene negotiate a growing attraction as they're...

    Tkaronto
  • 2019
    The Crying Fields

    The Crying Fields

    The Crying Fields

    02019HD

    A deep dive into the history of the Canadian Government and the Department of National Defence leasing First Nations reserves as practice bombing...

    The Crying Fields
  • 2011
    Eternal Ashes

    Eternal Ashes

    Eternal Ashes

    4.52011HD

    ETERNAL ASHES tells the story of a mother, Ana and her daughter, Elena. Although they are separated, in the space and time they remain united...

    Eternal Ashes
  • 2021
    Ainu Neno An Ainu

    Ainu Neno An Ainu

    Ainu Neno An Ainu

    02021HD

    This documentary started as part of a photography project about the indigenous Ainu population in northern Japan, portraying people from tightly knit...

    Ainu Neno An Ainu
  • 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
  • 2022
    Forests

    Forests

    Forests

    92022HD

    In a dark, ambiguous environment, minuscule particles drift slowly before the lens. The image focuses to reveal spruce trees and tall pines, while...

    Forests
  • 2018
    Dawnland

    Dawnland

    Dawnland

    62018HD

    They were forced to assimilate into white society: children ripped away from their families, depriving them of their culture and erasing their...

    Dawnland
  • 1981
    La propia gente

    La propia gente

    La propia gente

    9.51981HD

    This documentary is comprised of three shorts: 'El Afinque de Marín' that follows the musicians of the group Madera. 'Yo hablo a Caracas'...

    La propia gente
  • 1970
    Keep Quiet

    Keep Quiet

    Keep Quiet

    01970HD

    A weathered tribal cop and his new trainee must find a ruthless fugitive, whose return to their rural Indigenous reservation has exposed its darkest...

    Keep Quiet
  • 2021
    Bootlegger

    Bootlegger

    Bootlegger

    5.92021HD

    Mani, a master’s student, returns to the reserve in northern Quebec where she grew up. Her painful past resurfaces. Resolved to reintegrate...

    Bootlegger
  • 2023
    La ravissante

    La ravissante

    La ravissante

    02023HD

    In the form of a poetic love letter to its nation, this short film reveals a strong community and the anchoring of the new generation in this rich...

    La ravissante
  • 2017
    500 Years

    500 Years

    500 Years

    5.92017HD

    From a historic genocide trial to the overthrow of a president, the sweeping story of mounting resistance played out in Guatemala’s recent...

    500 Years
  • 2018
    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island

    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island

    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island

    02018HD

    The Great Lakes and connecting waterways have remained the center of traditional and contemporary economies for centuries. Meet the Ojibwe and a...

    Growing Native Great Lakes: Turtle Island
  • 2022
    Crimson Plains

    Crimson Plains

    Crimson Plains

    02022HD

    Two Aboriginal brothers are put in a hard situation by a miner who kills a man for gold. Based on real events.

    Crimson Plains
  • 1965
    Tarahumara (Further and farther)

    Tarahumara (Further and farther)

    Tarahumara (Further and farther)

    5.41965HD

    An anthropologist goes to the mountains to study the problems of the indigenous people and finds out that they are being dispossessed of their lands.

    Tarahumara (Further and farther)
  • 2021
    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    52021HD

    An experimental look at the origin of the death myth of the Chinookan people in the Pacific Northwest, following two people as they navigate their...

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore
  • 1932
    Igloo

    Igloo

    Igloo

    01932HD

    Documentary detailing the hardships of life among Alaskan Natives.

    Igloo
  • 2022
    Picchu

    Picchu

    Picchu

    4.52022HD

    Picchu is a story that follows the journey of an Andean girl named Mayu and the unconditional support of her mother. The path will not be simple....

    Picchu