Hey! Did you all know that you can watch tons of indigenous cinema here on the National Film Board of Canada's website? Well, you can, and I thought I'd share just a few of my favorites today for... reasons. www.nfb.ca/indigenous-c... - ThreadSky

benspky.bsky.social • 90 days ago

Hey! Did you all know that you can watch tons of indigenous cinema here on the National Film Board of Canada's website? Well, you can, and I thought I'd share just a few of my favorites today for... reasons.

https://www.nfb.ca/indigenous-cinema/?&language=en&sort=year:desc,title&year_min=1939&year_max=2024

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nexttotheaisle.bsky.social•89 days ago

Great. Thanks for sharing 👍

benspky.bsky.social•89 days ago

My pleasure!

caroltypes.bsky.social•89 days ago

Thank you! And to answer your question, this is one of my favorite of all time: https://www.nfb.ca/film/kanehsatake_270_years_of_resistance/

benspky.bsky.social•89 days ago

Nice!

johnbarleycorn.bsky.social•90 days ago

Found this years ago. Fascinating. I have been into bushcraft since the 70s https://www.nfb.ca/film/cesars_bark_canoe/

benspky.bsky.social•90 days ago

Nice! I'll check it out.

abinbaltimore.bsky.social•89 days ago

📌

laliotta.bsky.social•89 days ago

Thx! Also I love How to Build an Igloo, sound off

benspky.bsky.social•89 days ago

Yes! A great one

benspky.bsky.social•90 days ago

Nalujuk Unnunga (Jennie Williams, 2021) is a beautiful mixture of horror and documentary:

https://www.nfb.ca/film/nalujuk-night/

benspky.bsky.social•90 days ago

Woman Dress (Theo Jean Cuthand, 2019) is an experimental oral history of a Two Spirit person named Woman Dress:

https://www.nfb.ca/film/woman-dress/

benspky.bsky.social•90 days ago

Sisters & Brothers (Kent Monkman, 2015) is a searing indictment of the residential school system through found footage.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/sisters_brothers/

benspky.bsky.social•90 days ago

In Incident at Restigouche (Alanis Obomsawin, 1984), the incomparable Obomsawin documents an infamous stand-off between the QPP and the Restigouche Reserve over fishing rights. Jeff Barnaby had everyone working on Blood Quantum watch this film.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/incident_at_restigouche/

benspky.bsky.social•90 days ago

What are your favorites?

benspky.bsky.social•90 days ago

Oh! I forgot The Visit (Lisa Jackson, 2009). I just love this one.

https://www.nfb.ca/film/vistas_the_visit/

flicksfan.bsky.social•89 days ago

And many of the outstanding NFB/ONF animated films, including the marvellous 'Madame Tutli-Putli' via legit NFB/ONF youtube
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KcdzdHoDvkg

wecandohardthings.bsky.social•89 days ago

📌

erbeckman.bsky.social•89 days ago

📌

numptybus.bsky.social•89 days ago

This is how Boards of Canada got their name, I believe

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