MONTRERAL – The National Film Board of Canada said today it has added over 20 films from world-renowned filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin to its online screening room, NFB.ca.
That means there are now more than 40 works by her available for free streaming, spanning over a half-century of storytelling and activism.
“A member of the Abenaki Nation and one of Canada’s most distinguished filmmakers, Obomsawin devotes herself to chronicling the lives and concerns of First Nations people and exploring issues of importance to all—with a particular focus on the well-being of children,” explains the NFB release.
“Her concern for the lives of young people is on vivid display in award-winning works now available online for the first time, including her uplifting Our People Will Be Healed, taking viewers inside a unique school in the Cree community of Norway House, north of Winnipeg, where students develop a sense of pride in who they are and a hope for the future, as well as her moving Hi-Ho Mistahey!, chronicling “Shannen’s Dream,” a national campaign to provide equitable access to education in safe and suitable schools for First Nations children.”
Obomsawin’s latest work is Jordan River Anderson, The Messenger—her 53rd film now being seen at film festivals across Canada this fall.
