Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin is with no doubt one of the most prominent figures of Indigenous North American filmmaking. Turning this year 90 years she can look back on an impressive, if not unique, 50-year-long period of creativity. Through her long collaboration with the Canadian National Film Board the Abenaki filmmaker, artist and singer brought into being a major platform for Indigenous filmmaking not only in Canada. That means films by and with Indigenous performers and collaborators, dedicated to issues and topics important to Indigenous peoples; films that not only address Indigenous spectators, but all those who are open for new perspectives. Her pertinacity and unflinching determination opened important doors. Her oeuvre contributed and still very much contributes in an outstanding way to the growing cinematic landscape of Canadian and North American Indigenous filmmaking.
Filmfestival Doku 2014 mit Interview mit Alanis Obomsawin
In 2014 Alanis Obomsawin was a guest at the INDIANER INUIT - DAS NORDAMERIKA FILMFESTIVAL and agreed to an interview that you can watch here:
Ausstellung im HKW Berlin: The Children Have to Hear Another Story – Alanis Obomsawin
The Haus der Kulturen der Welt in Berlin, Germany, inaugurates a comprehensive exhibition on her lifework starting February 12th.
The Children Have to Hear Another Story – Alanis Obomsawin