Indigenous Community Movies
- 2015
Defenders of Life
Defenders of Life52015HD
In the hills of Costa Rica, Doña Carmen struggles to pass on her tribe's traditional ways of life. She must soon marry off her only...
- 2016
The Price of the Prize
The Price of the Prize02016HD
First Nations fight to end grizzly bear trophy hunting in the Great Bear Rainforest in British Columbia. The Heiltsuk, Kitasoo Xai'xais and Gitga'at...
- 1977
Hungry Dogs
Hungry Dogs01977HD
Based on the eponymous novel by Ciro Alegría. An indigenous community living their day-to-day and their relationship with nature. They can be...
- 2024
Toroboro: The Name of the Plants
Toroboro: The Name of the Plants02024HD
A botanical expedition in Ecuador's Amazon becomes a medium for an indigenous Huaorani community to remember the genocidal colonization it suffered...
- 1970
Healing the nation
Healing the nation01970HD
Healing the Nation follows community members of the Toronto-based Aboriginal Healing Program as they rediscover their culture to heal from unresolved...
- 2024
Povo da Floresta
Povo da Floresta82024HD
- 1979
Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
Q'eros: The Shape of Survival21979HD
Exploration of the way of life of the Q’eros Indians of Peru, who have lived in the Andes for more than 3,000 years.
- 2020
Uma: A Water Crisis in Bolivia
Uma: A Water Crisis in Bolivia02020HD
Andean communities fight to protect their water from contamination by mining companies.
- 2022
This Is Not a Ceremony
This Is Not a Ceremony02022HD
This cinematic VR experience offers insights into the struggles and conflicts of growing up an Indigenous man.
- 2018
Ayahuasca, Expansão da Consciência
Ayahuasca, Expansão da Consciência02018HD
- 2022
Nunkui
Nunkui22022HD
Nunkui is 13 years old and lives in an Amazonian Shuar community with her grandparents, uncles and cousins. She frequently dreams of the feminine...
- 2012
Timuti
Timuti02012HD
In Inukjuak, an Inuit community in the Eastern Arctic, a baby boy has come into the world and they call him Timuti, a name that recurs across...
- 2012
No Other Choice
No Other Choice02012HD
An undercover documentary film produced and directed by British filmmaker Dominic Brown, about the struggle of the indigenous Sahrawi people of...
- 2009
Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore
Barry Barclay: The Camera on the Shore02009HD
Barry Barclay was a New Zealand/Aotearoa director of documentaries and feature films. He is regarded as one of the world's first, and very...
- 1970
Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock01970HD
Nominated for an Emmy® Award in 2021 for best non fiction special. Winner of 35 grand jury awards. Filmed in 2016 at Standing Rock, North...
- 2010
Cry Rock
Cry Rock02010HD
The wild beauty of the Bella Coola Valley blends with vivid watercolor animation illuminating the role of the Nuxalk oral tradition and the...
- 2016
Train leaves two towns
Train leaves two towns52016HD
In Ecuador, in a single day, the train passes from the mountainous Andes to the tropical coast. The roads were built between 1861 and 1908 to connect...
- 1971
The Long Walk
The Long Walk01971HD
Mr. Greene recollects Navajo history through interviews with ancient tribesmen and reports on contemporary conditions, with emphasis on the progress...
- 1947
Os Carajá
Os Carajá01947HD
- 2023
Ozogoche
Ozogoche02023HD
Cuviví is the Ecuadorean indigenous name for the upland sandpiper, a wading bird that has special significance for the communities living...