This is a list of indigenous Canadian films , including First Nations , Métis and Inuit films.
Title
Director
Year
Genre
Notes
Ref
Vanishing Point
Stephen A. Smith, Julia Szucs
2012
Documentary
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^ "3 Histoires d’Indiens – Film de Robert Morin" . Films du Québec , April 8, 2014.
^ Kelly Townsend, "Ryan Cooper, Eva Thomas set feature debut with Aberdeen" . Playback , September 26, 2023.
^ "After the Last River, film about Attawapiskat, in Sudbury tonight" . CBC Sudbury , December 2, 2015.
^ Nora Mable, "‘I’m going to race’: Documentary on Indian relay premieres in Missoula Saturday" . The Missoulian , February 22, 2023.
^ a b c d e f g h i Maurie Alioff and Susan Schouten Levine, "The Long Walk of Alanis Obomsawin" . Cinema Canada , June 1987; reprinted by Point of View , May 3, 2016.
^ Leanne Delap, "‘This is a story of transformation.’ Indigenous fashion weaves with healing and hope in an unmissable film" . Toronto Star , September 30, 2023.
^ David Venn, "Zacharias Kunuk explores Inuit shamanism in short animated film" . Nunatsiaq News , August 26, 2021.
^ Sara Clements, "'Angelique's Isle' Is More Than Just a Man-versus-Nature Survival Story" . Exclaim! , August 23, 2019.
^ Cole, Susan G. (April 29, 2016). "Angry Inuk" . Now .
^ Ethan Butterfield, "Work of Yellowknife-based Inuk artist to debut at Available Light Film Festival" . Northern News Services , February 1, 2022.
^ Howell, Peter (February 8, 2002). "Inuit director sweeps Genies Zacharias Kunuk's unique Arctic tale takes Canadian 'Oscars' before it hits theatres". Toronto Star . p. D01.
^ "À la recherche de talents autochtones pour un film" . Ici Radio-Canada Première , November 19, 2020.
^ Daniel Glassman, "Canada’s Documentary Essentials: ‘The Ballad of Crowfoot’" . Point of View , April 20, 2017.
^ Krystle Alarcon (January 25, 2018). "From the Streets to Film, With Her Heart in the Downtown Eastside" . The Tyee . Retrieved December 23, 2020 .
^ a b c d "Six Short Films: The L’il’wata and Manuwan series" . Vancouver Biennale .
^ Justin Anderson, "Hot Docs ’22: “Beautiful Scars” tackles art, family trauma and identity" . RealScreen , May 6, 2022.
^ Norman Wilner, "VIFF review: Tracey Deer’s 'Beans' finds its hero coming of age during the Oka crisis" . The Georgia Straight , September 16, 2020.
^ Chisholm, Dianne. "The Enduring Afterlife of Before Tomorrow: Inuit Survivance and the Spectral Cinema of Arnait Video Productions." Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, 2016, pp. 211–227., doi:10.7202/1040152ar.
^ Lussier, Marc-André (15 April 2016). "Avant les rues: une oeuvre utile et pertinente ***1/2" . La Presse .
^ Dorothy Woodend, "New Short Films Explore BC’s Many ‘Façades’" . The Tyee , June 4, 2021.
^ Bonnie Malleck, "Arctic tragedy: Filmmaker Greenwald crafts a compelling story of Inuit struggles". Waterloo Region Record , October 12, 1991.
^ "'Live action could never have created these worlds': Amanda Strong on her latest film, Biidaaban" . CBC Arts , September 13, 2018.
^ Chris Rattan, "Virtual reality film imagines an Indigenous future for Toronto" Archived 2020-08-14 at the Wayback Machine . Now , September 14, 2018.
^ "Hot Docs 2022 | Deux courts films de l’ONF sur des destins hors du commun" . CTVM , March 31, 2022.
^ Staff Writer (2017-10-17). "Filmmaker Tasha Hubbard's personal connection to the Sixties Scoop" . CBC Radio . Retrieved 2018-03-17 .
^ Stratton, David (9 September 1991). "Black Robe" . Variety . p. 65.
^ Brown, Todd (April 5, 2018). "Michael Greyeyes Anchors The Cast Of Jeff Barnaby's Blood Quantum" . Screen Anarchy . Retrieved July 14, 2019 .
^ Jason Asenap (June 24, 2019). "No happy ending in 'The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open' " . High Country News .
^ Pat Mullen, "Mr. Dressup, Fred Wiseman Lead TIFF Docs Line-Up" . Point of View , July 26, 2023.
^ "Local actor Grace Dove stars in new psychological drama" . Prince George Citizen , October 27, 2021.
^ Yves Bergeras, "Bootlegger, film tourné à Kitigan Zibi, pourra courtiser le marché américain" . Le Droit , April 27, 2021.
^ Dawn Walton, "The tale of the tape" . The Globe and Mail , July 12, 2005.
^ Andrew Wright, "Cree Filmmaker Jules Koostachin Explores Domestic Abuse Survival in ‘Broken Angel’" . Zoomer Media , October 20, 2022.
^ Volkmar Richter, "VIFF films about a classy first job, bad vibes between father and son and recalling Oka crisis" . National Observer , September 29, 2020.
^ Becca Longmire, "‘Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On’ To Premiere At TIFF 2022" . ET Canada , August 10, 2022.
^ Eden Suh, "Film: Café Daughter shooting wraps up in Sudbury" . Sudbury.com , May 22, 2022.
^ "Le film sur la poète autochtone Joséphine Bacon sortira le 13 novembre" Archived 2020-10-14 at the Wayback Machine . Ici Radio-Canada , September 10, 2020.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m Pat Mullen, "TIFF Unveils Line-up for ‘Celebrating Alanis’ Retrospective" . Point of View , August 11, 2021.
^ Monica Lamb-Yorski, "Aboriginal director to shoot sci-fi movie in Tsilhqot'in language". Canadian Press , July 24, 2009.
^ Chris Knight, "Chaakapesh celebrates creation and performance of a Cree opera" . National Post , January 30, 2020.
^ "‘Choke’ doesn’t win Genie'" [permanent dead link ] . Fort Frances Times , March 9, 2012.
^ a b c d Anderson, Kelly (17 June 2011). "NFB celebrates National Aboriginal Day" . Realscreen . Toronto. Retrieved 4 July 2011 .
^ Bastien, Mark (20 September 1991). "Movie skewers white ineptitude about natives" . Brantford Expositor . p. C4 – via Newspapers.com.
^ Cole, Susan G. (October 8, 2008). "Club Native" . Now Magazine . Archived from the original on 11 October 2008. Retrieved 10 December 2010 .
^ Aaron Sousa, "A Dene filmmaker and his 'Cold Road' to Indigenous representation on screen" . CBC News Edmonton, February 11, 2024.
^ "Film explores dark legacy of colonization roads in Muskoka and beyond" . MuskokaRegion.com , January 18, 2017.
^ Trevor McNally, "Former Listuguj resident returns to film". Campbellton Tribune , October 22, 2008.
^ "Documentary features impacts of Sixties Scoop on Indigenous families" . CBC News Manitoba, June 30, 2023.
^ Bell, Celina. "Close-ups of the heart" . MacLean's . p. 30 August 1993. Archived from the original on 3 October 2022. Retrieved 3 October 2022 .
^ Alisha Mughal, "'The Corruption of Divine Providence' Is a Fresh Take on Classic Horror Conventions" . Exclaim! , May 24, 2021.
^ Stephanie Waddell, "Local filmmaker to show new documentary at film festival" . Whitehorse Star , January 31, 2014.
^ Evans, Gary (30 September 1991). In the National Interest: A Chronicle of the National Film Board of Canada from 1949 to 1989 . University of Toronto Press . p. 170 . ISBN 978-0-8020-6833-0 . Retrieved 3 January 2012 . Cree Hunters of Mistassini.
^ "Six emerging Aboriginal artists in Canada who are inspiring change" . National Post . June 21, 2013.
^ Marc Horton, "Dance Me Outside one of best in the fest; Toronto International Film Festival". Edmonton Journal , September 18, 1994.
^ "Deep Inside Clint Star" . Variety , May 8, 2000.
^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Dep, Le – Film de Sonia Bonspille Boileau" . Films du Québec , July 31, 2015.
^ Mike Boone, "Brant saga lives up to its potential in CTV blockbuster". Montreal Gazette , February 13, 1990.
^ Anne-Marie Yvon, "Porter un regard sur soi la caméra au poing" . Ici Radio-Canada Espaces Autochtones, October 26, 2019.
^ Gerald Pratley , A Century of Canadian Cinema . Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 164.
^ Sandercock, Leonie (5 September 2018). "TIFF premiere: SG̲aawaay Ḵʹuuna , the first feature film about the Haida people" . The Conversation . Retrieved 8 September 2018 .
^ John Doyle , "In politics, truth is stranger than fiction". The Globe and Mail , May 23, 2008.
^ Rhiannon Johnson, "Documentary by two-spirit Cree filmmaker shares journey through IVF to parenthood" . CBC News Indigenous, August 3, 2020.
^ Barnard, Linda (6 October 2012). "Peter Stebbings: director has hopes for TIFF 2013" . Toronto Star . Retrieved 24 August 2013 .
^ Sandra Martin, "For Inuit culture, she was an iconic light of happiness and a dancing owl". The Globe and Mail , January 12, 2013.
^ Jason Kerr, "The hunt is on in the north" Archived 2021-11-14 at the Wayback Machine . Prince Albert Daily Herald , October 11, 2018.
^ "Tanya Tagaq film to debut at Toronto festival" . Nunatsiaq News , August 15, 2022.
^ "Indigenous actress Tantoo Cardinal shows her talents in two good movies opening Friday" . Toronto Star , March 28, 2019.
^ "Edmonton born-and-raised Lazarowich takes Sundance shorts director prize". Edmonton Journal , January 30, 2019.
^ "Short Film, Short Review: FILE UNDER MISCELLANEOUS" . Screen Anarchy , September 9, 2010.
^ V.S. Wells, "Review: Corey Payette’s “Les Filles du Roi” blossoms from stage to screen" . The Georgia Straight , October 6, 2023.
^ "Film ‘Finality Of Dusk’ Receives its World Premiere" . Occhimag , November 3, 2023.
^ "Métis filmmaker Christine Welsh can be proud of her showing at the Amnesty International Film Festival" . The Georgia Straight . November 9, 2006.
^ "Adam Garnet Jones’ Fire Song" . Daily Xtra , October 13, 2015.
^ Vincent Canby (16 January 1981). "Movie Review - 'FISH HAWK' AT GUILD" . The New York Times .
^ Anna Dimoff, "Animated short film tells story of Indigenous youth combating colonial influence" . CBC News British Columbia, December 10, 2017.
^ "Le documentaire «L'empreinte» veut inviter aux réconciliations" . Le Devoir , June 20, 2015.
^ "Short film about racism wins Gemini". Montreal Gazette , February 13, 1995.
^ a b "Growing development slate at NFB English Program" . Playback , September 1, 2003.
^ Cullingham, James (December 18, 2015). "Gil Cardinal: Canadian documentarian found his identity in film" . The Globe and Mail .
^ Mark Hume (January 6, 2013). "Fracking issue creating a reel buzz with documentary, drama" . The Globe and Mail .
^ T'Cha Dunlevy, "Home on native land; Rhymes for Young Ghouls, which just wrapped its shoot in Kahnawake, opts for story over an emphasis on aboriginals' plight". Montreal Gazette , November 23, 2012.
^ "Jeremy Ball debuts Frost at TIFF" . Playback . August 31, 2012. Archived from the original on July 4, 2019.
^ a b c d e f g h i j Winston Wuttunee, Zuzana M. Pick and Paul Williams, "Alanis Obomsawin" . The Canadian Encyclopedia , April 6, 2017.
^ Dustin Patar, "The Giant Bear finds success prowling the international film festival circuit" . Nunatsiaq News , November 26, 2019.
^ "FanTasia Festival (Day Three)- 'Snaps Back' Reviewed!" . Bloody Disgusting . July 11, 2004.
^ "DocFest starts Wednesday". Pembroke Observer , October 17, 2015.
^ Liz Braun, "The Great Salish Heist: Comedy with a Message of Indigenous Artifact Repatriation" . Original Cin , June 19, 2024.
^ Gordon Kennedy, "Bond goes native: Cinescreen storms back with Pierce Brosnan in Grey Owl". Sudbury Star , November 5, 1999.
^ Stephen Farber, "'The Grizzlies': Film Review | Palm Springs 2019" . The Hollywood Reporter , January 9, 2019.
^ "First Nations pair go in search of idol". Cowichan Valley Citizen , November 23, 2005.
^ Elyse Skura, "Heaven's Floor, a 'love letter' to director's Inuk daughter, wows Edmonton crowd" . CBC North , October 4, 2016.
^ Gary M. Kramer, "'We need to laugh': 'Hey, Viktor' is a much-needed send-up of Native dysfunction and Hollywood" . Salon , June 12, 2023.
^ "Hiawatha, The Messiah of the Ojibway" . Canadian Film Encyclopedia . Retrieved 16 November 2021 .
^ Gravestock, Steve (2005). Don Owen: Notes on a Filmmaker and His Culture . Indiana University Press. pp. 41 –43. ISBN 9780968913246 . Retrieved June 4, 2017 . High Steel Don Owen.
^ a b Guy Dixon, "Teaching audiences to 'listen louder'". The Globe and Mail , May 1, 2009.
^ T'cha Dunlevy (September 10, 2017). "TIFF 2017: François Girard traces Montreal's Indigenous roots in Hochelaga, terre des âmes" . Montreal Gazette .
^ Stephanie Waddell, "Local story is becoming short film". Whitehorse Star , March 7, 2006.
^ a b c d e "Inuit films move online and into northern communities" . CBC News . November 2, 2011.
^ "Aboriginal filmfest starts tonight". Ottawa Citizen , March 20, 2003.
^ Eric Volmers, "Calgary director goes guerrilla; Star's apartment, homeless man help bring unique story to life". Calgary Herald , September 25, 2008.
^ Elaine Chau (December 5, 2014). "In the Land of the Headhunters: B.C.'s first feature film celebrates 100 years" . CBC News .
^ Emilee Gilpin, "Emerging Indigenous filmmakers feature Indigenous cowboys of B.C. 'In the Valley of Wild Horses'" . National Observer , October 12, 2018.
^ Radheyan Simonpillai (September 15, 2020). "VIFF review: Inconvenient Indian is made with love" . The Georgia Straight .
^ Aruna Dutt, "The Incredible 25th Year of Mitzi Bearclaw: New film takes a comedic look at life on an Indigenous reserve" . CBC Comedy , October 26, 2019.
^ Craig Takeuchi (August 23, 2017). "Film adaptation of Richard Wagamese's novel 'Indian Horse' to screen at TIFF 2017" . The Georgia Straight .
^ Alyssa Noel, "Indian Road Trip premieres at Whistler Film Festival, where it all started" . Pique Newsmagazine , December 10, 2020.
^ Ben Cousins, "'They had no pity': New documentary chronicles traumatizing life at residential schools" . CTV News , March 4, 2021.
^ Marc-André Lussier, "Samian, avec grâce" . La Presse , April 29, 2022.
^ Caroline Montpetit, "Innu Nikamu: chanter la résistance" . Le Devoir , May 4, 2018.
^ Leo Guimont, "Desjardins et Mondorie (sic) - Du triste sort d'un « peuple invisible" . Le Devoir , June 9, 2007.
^ Leighann Chalykoff, "Available Light festival to shine next week". Whitehorse Star , February 25, 2005.
^ Yves Bergeras (March 9, 2017). "Iqaluit: le chemin du deuil et de la guérison" . La Presse . Archived from the original on March 31, 2017.
^ "Reviews: Les Rose's Isaac Littlefeathers". Cinema Canada , February 1985.
^ André Lavoie, "Cinéma d'animation - La beauté du trait" . Le Devoir , February 7, 2004.
^ Patrick Quinn, "The Issue with Tissue connects Indigenous history with industrial exploitation" . Penticton Herald , October 19, 2022.
^ Gabrielle Mulholland, "'Jesse Jams' Is a Life-Affirming Glimpse into the Life of an Edmonton Mumble Punk" . Exclaim! , July 15, 2020.
^ Rachel Giese , "Impossible love: An untold story escapes from prison" . Daily Xtra , November 14, 2001.
^ Laura Stevens, "Johnny Tootall to receive wider audience" . Ontario Birchbark , Vol. 5 No. 6 (2006).
^ Pat Mullen, "‘Jordan River Anderson’ Named Top Canadian Doc at VIFF" [permanent dead link ] . Point of View , October 6, 2019.
^ Randall King, "Warm heart, frozen surroundings". Winnipeg Free Press , September 29, 2006.
^ "Kabloonak captures the North". Montreal Gazette , September 16, 1994.
^ "Nunavut filmmakers take horror short, Kajutaijuq, to TIFF" . CBC North , September 11, 2014.
^ Alison Gillmor, "Movie pushes environmental message: Kayak to Klemtu a protest against supertankers, pipelines in First Nations territories". Winnipeg Free Press , August 11, 2018.
^ Tony Atherton, "An arctic mother's terrible choice". Ottawa Citizen , April 5, 2000.
^ Jessica Robb, "The meaning of empathy: Documentary examines the opioid crisis and community work being done on Blood Tribe" . Global News , April 26, 2021.
^ Rachel Garrow Hayes, "Mohawk Artist Shelley Niro Shows Movie 'Kissed By Lightning'" . Indian Time , April 18, 2013.
^ "Over 50 years ago, tragedy struck this Nunavut community. Zacharias Kunuk's new film wants answers" . CBC Arts , October 19, 2018.
^ Hannah Schmidt, "Documentary filmed in Northwest B.C. to be screened at Toronto film fest" . CFTK-TV , May 17, 2022.
^ "Koneline: Our Land Beautiful serves moral ambiguity and beautiful British Columbia visuals" . National Post , June 9, 2016.
^ Peter Howell (July 31, 2019). "Indigenous films highlight Canadian slate at TIFF 2019" . Toronto Star .
^ Robert Ito, "For a Plucky Upstart, Icy Industry Tundra" . The New York Times , February 7, 2014.
^ "Squamish featured in new First Nations documentary" . The Squamish Chief , October 20, 2017.
^ "The Lesser Blessed tells universal story of alienation" . CBC News , October 22, 2012.
^ François Lévesque (November 26, 2016). " 'Chez les géants' — Une empreinte dans la neige" . Le Devoir .
^ "Award-winning film maker was a pioneer in industry". The Globe and Mail , May 15, 1987.
^ Brett Pardy, "TIFF Review: In Luk’Luk’I, Vancouver plays itself, but the Olympics don’t" . Seventh Row , September 21, 2017.
^ "Maina! - a story about the meeting of the Innu and Inuit" . CBC Newfoundland and Labrador , November 4, 2013.
^ Alan Kellogg, "Artists from all hemispheres collaborate on Northern love story". Edmonton Journal , May 21, 1993.
^ Pat Mullen, "Terril Calder Crafts a Duel of Sacred Teachings in Meneath" . Point of View , September 11, 2021.
^ Charles-Henri Ramond, "Mesnak – Film de Yves Sioui Durand" . Films du Québec , January 17, 2012.
^ Gerald Pratley , A Century of Canadian Cinema . Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 145.
^ "Gritty, disturbing TV movie gets inside Regina thug life". Winnipeg Free Press , May 18, 2008.
^ John Griffin, "Her peers, her people, herself". Montreal Gazette , June 11, 2005.
^ "Loretta Sarah Todd's 'Monkey Beach' to open Vancouver film festival" . Tri-City News , September 3, 2020.
^ Taylor Simmons, "Calgary-based animator ready to walk red carpet as his MONSTR premieres on HBO Max" . CBC News Calgary, March 22, 2023.
^ Alyssa Noel, "Whistler Film Festival hands out awards" . Pique Newsmagazine , December 14, 2019.
^ Peter Hum, "'We're still here'; Anishinabe filmmakers shine spotlight on Kitigan Zibi reserve". Ottawa Citizen , August 5, 2023.
^ "A film shows how Canadian Indigenous paddled over 500 km in a handmade mooseskin boat" . Radio Canada International , August 4, 2020.
^ Sam Laskaris, "Award-winning short film captures unique annual Inuit tradition" . Toronto Star , September 29, 2021.
^ Barbara Goslawski, "nanekawâsis Review: An Appropriately Artistic Portrait" . Point of View , May 25, 2024.
^ Lapointe, Bruno (August 24, 2008). "Le déracinement d'un inuit". Canoe.ca .
^ Wiseman, Andreas (February 11, 2021). "XYZ Boards World Sales On Sci-Fi 'Night Raiders', Berlin Fest Entry Exec-Produced By Taika Waititi — EFM" . Deadline Hollywood .
^ Will Sloan, "Short and sweet" . The Varsity , January 29, 2009.
^ "‘Canadians should see this film’: Colten Boushie doc sets out on national tour" . Global News , May 22, 2019.
^ "North Mountain goes in a new direction" . The Coast , September 17, 2015.
^ Véronik Picard, "Nouveau Québec : la rencontre des cultures dans une ville minière du Nord" . Ici Radio-Canada Espaces Autochtones, October 9, 2021.
^ Pat Mullen, "Now Is the Time for the Haida Renaissance: an interview with Christopher Auchter" . Point of View , September 29, 2019.
^ Alexandra Paul, "Addressing the fatal ordeal of the Dene" . Winnipeg Free Press , August 13, 2016.
^ Caitlin Thompson, "Nuxalk Radio film wins big at Vancouver International Film Festival" . Coast Mountain News , September 29, 2020.
^ Twila Amato, "Peachland set to star in fantasy thriller film about N’xaxaitk’w — a.k.a. the Ogopogo" . Penticton Western News , June 21, 2021.
^ "New documentary follows the hopes and dreams of Nunavik musher" . Nunatsiaq News , July 28, 2014.
^ "Great, gritty debut for Geary". The Province , October 6, 2003.
^ Randall King, "Local filmmaker gives life to footage". Winnipeg Free Press , October 24, 2014.
^ "Inuit artists featured in Canadian pavilion for 1st time at Venice Art Biennale" . CBC News , May 11, 2019.
^ Radheyan Simonpillai, "Hot Docs review: One Of Ours" . Now , May 3, 2021.
^ "Obomsawin movie coming to museum". Ottawa Citizen , September 23, 2004.
^ "New film renews community discussion about Aboriginal freezing deaths in Saskatoon" . Dispatch . University of Regina . Archived from the original on November 2, 2008. Retrieved February 15, 2010 .
^ Morris, Peter (1984). The Film Companion . Toronto: Irwin Publishing. p. 227 . ISBN 0-7725-1505-0 .
^ Benjoe, Kerry (November 26, 2015). "First Nation reserves prior to 1960s were 'open-air prisons,' says Saskatoon filmmaker behind The Pass System " . Regina Leader-Post . Postmedia Network .
^ Marsha Lederman, "Turning a forgotten figure into a hero". The Globe and Mail , October 1, 2008.
^ "Documentary about ducks in Hudson Bay investigates our role in the cycle of life". Prince George Citizen , March 2, 2012.
^ David Schmeichel, "Family matters; New doc a personal journey for local filmmaker". Winnipeg Sun , November 26, 2007.
^ Fish Griwkowsky, "Portraits from a Fire lights up the 35th annual Edmonton International Film Festival" . Edmonton Journal , September 28, 2021.
^ John Griffin, "Power play: New documentary probes Cree battle against James Bay project". Montreal Gazette , September 14, 1996.
^ Blair Ingenthron, "CBC to Air THE PRETENDIANS This Week" . Broadway World , September 25, 2022.
^ Graham, Paula (November 24, 2015). "White people are funny" . The Independent . Archived from the original on May 18, 2021. Retrieved March 11, 2022 .
^ Éric Moreault, "Québékoisie: pour combattre les mythes" . Le Soleil , November 30, 2013.
^ Ben Leeson, "Québexit, an ensemble comedy at intersection of language and culture, to premiere at Cinefest" . Sudbury Star , September 21, 2020.
^ "Kim O’Bomsawin tend la main avec le documentaire Ce silence qui tue" . Ici Radio-Canada Manitoba, March 9, 2018.
^ Bill Marshall, Quebec National Cinema . McGill-Queen's University Press , 2001. ISBN 9780773521162. pp. 249-251.
^ Jeremy Shepherd, "Marie Clements premieres Red Snow at film fest" . North Shore News , September 26, 2019.
^ "'Starlight Tours' fear felt by Indigenous people in Canada explored in TIFF short film" . CBC News Windsor, September 11, 2023.
^ Hale, Mike (June 14, 2010). "Letting the Arrows Fly at Hollywood Stereotypes" . The New York Times .
^ "Restless River premieres in Montreal" . Nunatsiaq News , October 11, 2019.
^ Monica Lamb-Yorski, "Webstad documentary Returning Home premieres at UBC" . Williams Lake Tribune , September 30, 2021.
^ Cupryn, Isabel. "Rhymes for Young Ghouls - Capsule Review" . Canadian Film Review. Archived from the original on 5 October 2013.
^ Gerald Pratley , A Century of Canadian Cinema . Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 184.
^ Monica Whitepigeon, "‘RKLSS’ Offers Message of Redemption and Sheds Light on Canada’s Prison System" . Native News Online , October 1, 2020.
^ "The Road Forward: an innovative documentary explores Indigenous activism through songs" . CBC Radio . April 26, 2017.
^ "TIFF Short Docs: ‘Hand. Line. Cod’, ‘The Road to Webequie’" . Point of View , October 3, 2016.
^ "Festival de Namur: Caroline Monnet, compétitrice des courts" . La Presse , October 7, 2015.
^ "Obomsawin tells story of Kahnawake". Sault Star , June 23, 2000.
^ "Lost film on Canada’s Arctic shown in Edmonton" . CBC News , January 21, 2012.
^ Courtney Small, "TIFF 2022: ROSIE Review" . That Shelf , September 9, 2022.
^ Robert Ito (July 31, 2017). "An Encore for the Native Americans Who Shook Up Rock 'n' Roll" . The New York Times .
^ Alex De Vore, "‘Run Woman Run’ Review" . Santa Fe Reporter , October 13, 2021.
^ T'Cha Dunlevy, "Quebec film a family drama about missing and murdered Indigenous women" . Montreal Gazette , August 21, 2020.
^ Jared Mobarak, "TIFF Review: Ste. Anne is an Atmospheric, Experimental Manitoban Odyssey" . The Film Stage , September 14, 2021.
^ "Witnesses: Art and Canada’s Indian Residential Schools" . Canadian Art , November 22, 2013.
^ Stephen Hunt, "Calgary filmmaker Tank Standing Buffalo explores family trauma in SAVJ" . CTV News Calgary, September 24, 2022.
^ Amber Dowling, "‘Scarborough’ Gives Ground-Breaking Voice to Ignored Toronto Community" . Variety , September 10, 2021.
^ Christy Somos, "'Scattering of Man' details horrors experienced by First Nation after B.C. Hydro dam flood" . CTV News , October 23, 2021.
^ "Zacharias Kunuk set to unveil Maliglutit, or Searchers, in Toronto this fall" . CBC North . August 2, 2016.
^ Sarah Murphy, "Gord Downie Announces 'Secret Path' Solo Album, Graphic Novel and TV Special" . Exclaim! , September 9, 2016.
^ "Nunavut filmmaker wins Genie Award" . CBC North , March 8, 2012.
^ Alex Heeney, "Métis director Terril Calder discusses her TIFF16 short SNIP" . Seventh Row , September 2, 2016.
^ Jason Anderson, "Sol digs into suicide of young Inuk man: Canadian documentary just one of the strong titles at imagineNATIVE arts festival". Toronto Star , October 24, 2014.
^ "Tanya Talaga explores racism in Thunder Bay and her own Indigenous roots in Spirit To Soar" . As It Happens , May 3, 2021.
^ Marc Horton, "High-steeler was a down-to-earth hero; Powerful film traces fateful journey from New York skyscraper to Mohawk land battle". Edmonton Journal , June 1, 1998.
^ Kelly Townsend, "Darlene Naponse’s Stellar to open 23rd imagineNATIVE festival" . Playback , September 21, 2022.
^ "Sad issues and a sadder film". Toronto Star , July 22, 2005.
^ Anubha Momin, "7 must-watch movies filmed in Canada's North" . True North Calling , March 7, 2017.
^ "From despair to redemption: The remarkable survivors" . CBC Indigenous, March 2, 2015.
^ Dorothy Woodend, "Forgery, Drugs, Money and Art: Documentary Dives into Legacy of Norval Morrisseau" . The Tyee , June 14, 2019.
^ "TIFF ’17: Zweig, Latimer, Qayumi and Obomsawin talk Canadian docs" . RealScreen , August 10, 2017.
^ "This Ink Runs Deep: How Indigenous artists 'stitch themselves back together' with ancestral tattooing" . CBC Arts , October 4, 2019.
^ Radheyan Simonpillai, "10 Canadian films to watch at TIFF 2022" . Now , August 17, 2022.
^ "New documentary shows lengths taken to find missing family members" . CBC News , September 4, 2016.
^ Barry T. Klein, Reference Encyclopedia of the American Indian . Todd Publications, 2005. ISBN 9780915344772. p. 298.
^ Gerald Pratley , A Century of Canadian Cinema . Lynx Images, 2003. ISBN 1-894073-21-5. p. 217.
^ Louise-Maude Rioux Soucy, "«Ceux qui viendront, l’entendront»: au temps de la parole" . Le Devoir , June 9, 2018.
^ Mike Gibbins (January 22, 2016). "NWT author's novel to become film, will be shot in 4 languages" . My Yellowknife Now .
^ "Montreal film screening aims to emphasize Indigenous politics, perspectives" . CBC News Montreal, January 28, 2018.
^ Jackie McKay, "'It's a huge thing': Film starring 2 Nunavik teens screening at Sundance Film Festival" . CBC North , January 18, 2019.
^ "Iqaluit-made movie premieres at Toronto film fest" . CBC North , September 12, 2011.
^ Hertz, Barry (July 24, 2018). "Boyden adaptation Through Black Spruce selected by TIFF, reigniting debate over authorship" . The Globe and Mail . Retrieved June 29, 2021 .
^ Michel Coulombe and Marcel Jean, Le dictionnaire du cinéma québécois . Boréal, 1988, p. 267.
^ Ismaël Houdassine, "Tia et Piujuq, l’amitié sans frontières" . Ici Radio-Canada Montreal, December 10, 2018.
^ Liz Braun, "Two lost souls touch in terrific Tkaronto". Ottawa Sun , August 8, 2008.
^ Joanne Peters, "Totem: Return and Renewal" . CM Magazine , December 8, 2008.
^ John Haslett Cuff, "Strong premise gets flat treatment in Fortitude Bay". The Globe and Mail , December 2, 1994.
^ Brad Wheeler, "Review: Trouble in the Garden has the best of intentions but lacks subtlety" . The Globe and Mail , February 14, 2019.
^ "A Woman of Many Parts" . Border Crossings , May 2019.
^ "Tuktuq: naissance d'une conscience" . La Presse , March 24, 2017.
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