Indigenous Movies

Documents the conflicts and tensions that arise between highland migrants and Mosetenes, members of an indigenous community in the Bolivian Amazon....

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...

This film is an initiatory journey among the Fangs of Gabon and the Shipibos of Peru. With the sound of traditional instruments like the mogongo (arc...

Examines the 1879 court case of Standing Bear vs. Crook and the struggle for basic Native American rights.

A young woman Indigenous is preparing to leave her community. This departure makes her reflect on her identity. As she moves towards adulthood, she...

Rose the rabbit seeks her way home in this poetic story of reclamation, recovery, and reconciliation.

Indigenous media activist Angelo Tupinambá partners with a business influencer to monetize his web radio by turning it into a film.

Told from the perspective of contemporary Lakota people, the film explores the life of Crazy Horse (Tasunke Witko). Viewers see the natural world of...

The testimonies of the Mashteuiatsh Puakuteu women's committee punctuate this intimate short film about mourning and healing. Throughout the...

Eight female storytellers, authors and poets performing at the Atalukan Storytelling and Legends Festival in Mashtueiatsh (Pointe-Bleue), Quebec.

Combining archival photos with new and found footage, this short film presents a personal, impressionistic rendering of what it's like growing up...

"The Ninth Island" tells the story of Hawaii’s indigenous population and its struggles to stay connected to its ancestral home.

This cinematic VR experience offers insights into the struggles and conflicts of growing up an Indigenous man.

Conservation groups, First Nations, and scientists come together in this timely short film, as a decades-long battle to protect endangered old-growth...

The filmmaker traces the loss of her ancestral language over three generations of her family, and her own desire to recover it.

Ten-year-old girl Olei lives with her grandparents and her only friend – Kaunikki the cow in a withering Karelian village on the shores of the...

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...