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Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
1996.
Language
English
Description
The West, a nine-part series, chronicles the turbulent history of one of the most extraordinary landscapes on earth—a place that is simultaneously enticing and forbidding, filled with stories of both heartbreaking tragedy and undying hope. Beginning when the land belonged only to Native Americans and ending in the 20th century, the film introduces unforgettable characters—from gold seekers to cowboys, from homesteaders to Indian leaders—whose...
6) Chaakapesh
Publisher
h264
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Inuktitut
Description
L'Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and its famous conductor go on tour in the great northern tundra of Quebec to visit the Cree, Innu and Inuit communities and share with them an Aboriginal chamber opera where white people are taught to laugh, and by the same token to love more. Chaakapesh, The Rogue's Journey - written by Tomson Highway, composed by Matthew Ricketts and performed by l'Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal under the direction of Kent...
Publisher
Collective Eye Films
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
Three Indigenous youth come of age on the fringes of the Navajo Nation. A meditation on adolescence, trauma and the power of connecting with a homeland. Filmed at the most remote high school in the continental United States, at the farthest edge of the Navajo Nation, this film shares the stories of Indigenous youth as they grapple with ambitious dreams, their family responsibilities, and the isolated nature of their community — all while the school...
8) Cane Fire
Publisher
Cinema Guild
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
The Hawaiian island of Kauaʻi is seen as a paradise of leisure and pristine natural beauty, but these escapist fantasies obscure the colonial displacement, hyper-exploitation of workers and destructive environmental extraction that have actually shaped life on the island for the last 250 years. CANE FIRE critically examines the island’s history — and the various strategies by which Hollywood has represented it—through four generations of director...
Publisher
Giant Pictures
Pub. Date
2020.
Language
English
Description
Elliot Page returns to his home province in Canada to meet with Black and Indigenous women who are working to end the legacy of environmental racism in Nova Scotia. Based on Ingrid Waldron's book by the same name, THERE"S SOMETHING IN THE WATER traces the environmental catastrophes that plague remote, low income, and often Indigenous or Black communities.
Publisher
Ronin Films
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
Focuses on the sacred sites in and around Mparntwe (Alice Springs) in central Australia, and the struggle of the Arrernte people to identify, document and preserve these sites in the face of rapid urban expansion and property development. Max Stuart, Thomas Stevens, Doris Stuart and other Elders talk about the importance of the sites in and around the city in terms of traditional Dreaming. They reflect on their sense of loss as sites are desecrated...
12) Eating Up Easter
Publisher
Espresso Media International
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
The iconic statues and sensationalised mysteries of Easter Island have drawn the interest of the world for centuries, attracting curious visitors to its shores. Today, this tiny, barren island is experiencing an economic boom as tourism skyrockets. Yet the indigenous culture and the island?s fragile environment are suffering. This character-lead film follows the way the islanders are managing the results of globalisation and managing the downsides...
13) Warrior Spirit
Publisher
Gravitas Ventures
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
A feature length documentary film about the first native american UFC champion Nicco Montano. Montano is on a quest to defend her UFC title. The film lifts the veil on the dark world of extreme weight cutting in the UFC and how the multi billion dollar UFC company exploits their fighters for millions of dollars.
Publisher
PBS
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
What was the New World like before it encountered the Old? Now, scientific expeditions in North and South America are woven with drama recreations to investigate and present a new vision of America, and how the clash of civilizations forever altered the history of our world.