Indigenous Movies

In 2019, the Brazilian government coordinates the largest and riskiest expedition of the last decades into the Amazon rainforest to search for a...

Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4,000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether...

A young Navajo filmmaker investigates displacement of Indigenous people and devastation of the environment caused by the same chemical companies that...

Markku Lehmuskallio has devoted a large part of his documentary work to the indigenous people of the Arctic Circle. In this latest film, co-directed...

The director's maternal grandfather has created beautiful pieces of Navajo jewelry for nearly 50 years. He witnesses the craftsmanship it takes,...

A personal, scientific, mystical exploration of Amazonian curanderismo, focus on Ayahuasca and Master Plants, their healing and visionary properties...

The title Indian Time seeks to reverse the stereotypical expression associated with ‘’being late’’ in order to present the...

A cinematic wonder & incredible opportunity to learn about Indigenous ways of knowing. A group of puppeteers are transformed by their experience of...

In this documentary short, two men paddle a canoe across a remote part of northern Lake Superior. Each stroke brings them closer to the culmination...

Adam Kjeldsen is one of the only Inuit ski guides operating in Greenland, where foreign operators dominate the industry. Shaped by Land follows his...

Rember Yahuarcani is an indigenous artist from the Uitoto Nation who lives in Lima, Peru. From his clan, the White Heron, only two families remain in...

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

In an enchanted forest, a young apprentice struggles with the harsh expectations of his hunter mentor, who hunts elves for survival.

A visual poetic collage and a place of joy. Awaiting the decision from here to there.

A group of scientists are trying to stop a filaria epidemic spreading through a Tahitian population. They meet resistance in using western medicine...

The Cherokee language is deeply tied to Cherokee identity; yet generations of assimilation efforts by the U.S. government and anti-Indigenous stigmas...

Released on the 19th of February, 1917. Produced by Burton Holmes.

In the snowy heart of Yakutia little girl Nyukku embarks on her first Munkha, Sakha traditional fishing. Filled with excitement and armed with her...

Embark on a captivating journey that delves into the essence of Yucatecan Maya life in the 21st century. This feature-length documentary unfolds...