Indigenous Movies

  • 2009
    The Cave

    The Cave

    The Cave

    3.92009HD

    A hunter on horseback accidentally discovers a portal to another world in this fantastical true Tsilhqot'in story.

    The Cave
  • 1994
    Mi'kmaq Family (Migmaoei Otjiosog)

    Mi'kmaq Family (Migmaoei Otjiosog)

    Mi'kmaq Family (Migmaoei Otjiosog)

    01994HD

    This documentary takes you on a reflective journey into the extended family of Nova Scotia’s Mi'kmaq community. Revisiting her own roots,...

    Mi'kmaq Family (Migmaoei Otjiosog)
  • 2024
    The Navel of the World

    The Navel of the World

    The Navel of the World

    02024HD

    “Te Pito o Te Henua” (The Navel of the World) tells the story of the community behind Rapa Nui’s largest and most colorful annual...

    The Navel of the World
  • 1975
    Cold Journey

    Cold Journey

    Cold Journey

    91975HD

    In this feature drama, a Canadian Indigenous youth attempts to find a place for himself. He faces culture shock as the educational system teaches him...

    Cold Journey
  • 2014
    Chasing the Light

    Chasing the Light

    Chasing the Light

    02014HD

    Riggs, a down-on-his-luck screenwriter, struggles to finish a script. But failed suicide attempts, unstable friends, drug deals, and memories of his...

    Chasing the Light
  • 2002
    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance

    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance

    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance

    02002HD

    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...

    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance
  • 1971
    Plains: Testimony of an Ethnocide

    Plains: Testimony of an Ethnocide

    Plains: Testimony of an Ethnocide

    6.71971HD

    A documentary on the massacre of Planas in the Colombian east plains in 1970. An Indigenous community formed a cooperative to defend their rights...

    Plains: Testimony of an Ethnocide
  • 2020
    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    maɬni—towards the ocean, towards the shore

    52020HD

    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
  • 1987
    Cidadão Jatobá

    Cidadão Jatobá

    Cidadão Jatobá

    01987HD

    Two Lawalapiti young men from Alto Xingu learn to build a canoe from the bark of the jatobá tree, a quick and simple technique that leaves the...

    Cidadão Jatobá
  • 2017
    Hipster Headdress

    Hipster Headdress

    Hipster Headdress

    02017HD

    An unapologetic confrontation of cultural appropriation and everything that’s wrong with hipsters in headdresses. The takeaway? Just don't do...

    Hipster Headdress
  • 2025
    Keeping Country Strong

    Keeping Country Strong

    Keeping Country Strong

    02025HD

    Keeping Country Strong is a new documentary by Country Needs People From the heart of the desert to the islands and estuaries of Sea Country,...

    Keeping Country Strong
  • 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
  • 2019
    Thunderer

    Thunderer

    Thunderer

    02019HD

    A six year old Indigenous girl discovers she has super human powers.

    Thunderer
  • 1971
    As Long as the Rivers Run

    As Long as the Rivers Run

    As Long as the Rivers Run

    01971HD

    Examines the violence and civil disobedience leading up to the hallmark decision in U.S. v. Washington, with particular reference to the Nisqually...

    As Long as the Rivers Run
  • 2023
    Belongings

    Belongings

    Belongings

    02023HD

    A Penobscot Nation author grew up in a haunted house. After his mother's death, he returns home to confront the odd occurrences that took place...

    Belongings
  • 2019
    Like a Mighty Wave

    Like a Mighty Wave

    Like a Mighty Wave

    92019HD

    On Wednesday, July 17th 2019, a heavily armed police force arrested 36 Native Hawaiian kūpuna peacefully protecting Maunakea from desecration....

    Like a Mighty Wave
  • 2024
    Amazonia, an Encounter with the Guardians of the Rainforest

    Amazonia, an Encounter with the Guardians of the Rainforest

    Amazonia, an Encounter with the Guardians of the Rainforest

    02024HD

    With a hybrid style blending political essay and road movie, this documentary by Santiago Bertolino takes us into the heart of the Amazonian reality....

    Amazonia, an Encounter with the Guardians of the Rainforest
  • 1970
    Skin Games

    Skin Games

    Skin Games

    01970HD

    Despite vastly different upbringings, two young Indigenous men in a Vancouver jail—Jesse, a white-passing college student locked up after a...

    Skin Games
  • 1991
    Hunters and Bombers

    Hunters and Bombers

    Hunters and Bombers

    81991HD

    The hunters are the Innu people and the bombers are the air forces of several NATO countries, which conduct low-level flights over the Innu's hunting...

    Hunters and Bombers
  • 2026
    Healing Lands

    Healing Lands

    Healing Lands

    02026HD

    In Labrador, Moïra Ashini meets Sheshatshius chief who shares his concerns about the health of his people. She meets several Innu who are...

    Healing Lands