Aboriginal Movies

  • 2003
    Our Nationhood

    Our Nationhood

    Our Nationhood

    72003HD

    In this feature-length documentary, Indigenous filmmaker and artist Alanis Obomsawin chronicles the determination and tenacity of the Listuguj...

    Our Nationhood
  • 1987
    Foster Child

    Foster Child

    Foster Child

    51987HD

    Gil Cardinal searches for his natural family and an understanding of the circumstances that led to his becoming a foster child. An important figure...

    Foster Child
  • 1970
    The Dreamtime

    The Dreamtime

    The Dreamtime

    101970HD

    The Europeans want to be forgiven for the tragic colonial period. The aborigines try to preserve their ancient roots from the present and the future....

    The Dreamtime
  • 1996
    The Coolbaroo Club

    The Coolbaroo Club

    The Coolbaroo Club

    01996HD

    Documentary about "The Coolbaroo Club",  which was the only Aboriginal-run dance club in a city which practiced unofficial apartheid. During its...

    The Coolbaroo Club
  • 2013
    A Common Experience

    A Common Experience

    A Common Experience

    02013HD

    A poetic exploration of the multi-generational affects of Canada's Indian Residential School system, based on the personal trials of Aboriginal...

    A Common Experience
  • 2009
    Shi-Shi-Etko

    Shi-Shi-Etko

    Shi-Shi-Etko

    02009HD

    Young native Indian Shi-Shi-Etko will soon be taken away from her home to begin her formal western education at a residential school, which were...

    Shi-Shi-Etko
  • 2026
    Dunganda Street Sounds

    Dunganda Street Sounds

    Dunganda Street Sounds

    02026HD

    An energised showcase of Yolngu culture, language + community, Dunganda Street Sounds brought together musicians living on + around Dunganda Crescent...

    Dunganda Street Sounds
  • 2026
    Dream of the Red Dust

    Dream of the Red Dust

    Dream of the Red Dust

    02026HD

    A lament song for the fading Australian myths and reflection on it's status as a colonised country. The film consist of waste landscapes and...

    Dream of the Red Dust
  • 2010
    Buffy

    Buffy

    Buffy

    72010HD

    Folk music icon Buffy Sainte-Marie became internationally renowned with her protest song "Universal Soldier." In this short documentary, she candidly...

    Buffy
  • 2007
    First Stories: Two Spirited

    First Stories: Two Spirited

    First Stories: Two Spirited

    72007HD

    This short documentary presents the empowering story of Rodney "Geeyo" Poucette's struggle against prejudice in the Indigenous community as a...

    First Stories: Two Spirited
  • 2007
    Sacha Runa Yachay

    Sacha Runa Yachay

    Sacha Runa Yachay

    02007HD

    The elders of the Kichwa community of Sarayaku preserve the history of their land for the youngest. They save the knowledge of their traditions...

    Sacha Runa Yachay
  • 2017
    Bakala

    Bakala

    Bakala

    02017HD

    Anindilyakwa man, Steve 'Bakala' Wurramara is afflicted with a profound hereditary neurodegenerative disorder. While modern medicine looks for...

    Bakala
  • 2023
    Double M Country

    Double M Country

    Double M Country

    02023HD

    Carrie Davis was part of the child removal system near the end of the Sixties Scoop. With guidance from her uncle Emmett Sack and the community,...

    Double M Country