indigenous cinema

Roots

Wed, 01 Sep 1954

Four independent stories based on writer Francisco Rojas Gonzáles's work, depicting the reality of Mexican indian people: Las Vacas (The Cow), Nuestra Señora (Our Lady), El Tuerto (One-Eyed) and La Potranca (The Filly). In El Tuerto, a one eyed boy is relentlessly bullied by his mates. His religious mother asks God to make the boy's eyes equal. The outcome is tragic.

Organza's Revenge

Fri, 27 Sep 2024

Organza, a broke artist living in deep space, must travel across the galaxy to seek revenge on her ex in order to cure her mysterious illness. As she meets strange creatures such as museum curators and cyborg pop stars, she learns that perhaps vulnerability is more important than revenge, after all.

Red Girl Rising

Wed, 30 Apr 2025

Joyce Jonathan Crone—Mohawk matriarch, retired teacher, activist, humanitarian—reaches forward into her community of Huntsville, Ontario, opening hearts and bridging gaps for Indigenous education.

Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher

Tue, 17 Oct 2023

Part oral history and part visual poem, Miss Campbell: Inuk Teacher is the story of Evelyn Campbell, a trailblazer for an Inuit-led educational system in the small community of Rigolet, Labrador.

Castanho

Thu, 24 Aug 2023

Living in the countryside of the Amazon in Brazil, Argentinian María divides herself between two lives: in the community, where she lives with Dona Belém and her son, and on her suspicious trips.

Water is Life

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Elizabeth Meza Calfunao, a Mapuche teacher, introduces us to 8 teaching-learning strategies for connecting human beings with nature. Through a dialogue in the territory of Loncoche, Wallmapu, we gain an in-depth understanding of how the Mapuche people relate to their environment, especially to water.

Northlore

Fri, 21 Feb 2025

Weaving animation and live action, Northlore delves into the transformational stories of people living in Canada’s North and their deep connection to the land and its wildlife.

Travelling College

Mon, 01 Jan 1968