List of Indigenous Canadian films

This is a list of Indigenous Canadian films, including First Nations, Métis and Inuit films.

0–9 Title Director Year Genre Notes Ref3 Indian Tales (3 histoires d'indiens)Robert Morin2014Docufiction"3 Histoires d'Indiens – Film de Robert Morin". Films du Québec, April 8, 2014.

A Title Director Year Genre Notes RefAberdeen Ryan Cooper, Eva Thomas 2024 Drama Kelly Townsend, "Ryan Cooper, Eva Thomas set feature debut with Aberdeen". Playback, September 26, 2023.After the Last River Victoria Lean 2015 Documentary "After the Last River, film about Attawapiskat, in Sudbury tonight". CBC Sudbury, December 2, 2015.Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before the Sun Banchi Hanuse 2023 Documentary Nora Mable, "'I'm going to race': Documentary on Indian relay premieres in Missoula Saturday". The Missoulian, February 22, 2023. Aki Darlene Naponse 2025 Documentary Etan Vlessing, "Ben Proudfoot’s Obamas-Backed ‘The Eyes of Ghana’ to Open Toronto Fest Doc Program". The Hollywood Reporter, August 6, 2025.Amisk Alanis Obomsawin 1977 Documentary Maurie Alioff and Susan Schouten Levine, "The Long Walk of Alanis Obomsawin". Cinema Canada, June 1987; reprinted by Point of View, May 3, 2016. Ancestral Beasts Tim Riedel 2026 Horror Jamie Lang, "‘Little Bird’ Star Darla Contois and ‘The Order’s’ Morgan Holmstrom Join Indigenous Canadian Horror Feature ‘Ancestral Beasts’". Variety, April 9, 2025. Ancestral Threads Sean Stiller 2023 Short documentary Leanne Delap, "'This is a story of transformation.' Indigenous fashion weaves with healing and hope in an unmissable film". Toronto Star, September 30, 2023.Angakusajaujuq: The Shaman's Apprentice Zacharias Kunuk 2021 Animated short David Venn, "Zacharias Kunuk explores Inuit shamanism in short animated film". Nunatsiaq News, August 26, 2021.Angela's Shadow Jules Arita Koostachin 2024 Thriller drama Sam Laskaris, "Koostachin's latest film to premiere at Vancouver International Film Festival". Windspeaker, October 2, 2024.Angelique's Isle Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Michelle Derosier 2018 Drama Sara Clements, "'Angelique's Isle' Is More Than Just a Man-versus-Nature Survival Story". Exclaim!, August 23, 2019.Angry Inuk Alethea Arnaquq-Baril 2016 Documentary Arctic Song Germaine Arnattaujuq, Neil Christopher, Louise Flaherty 2022 Animated short Ethan Butterfield, "Work of Yellowknife-based Inuk artist to debut at Available Light Film Festival". Northern News Services, February 1, 2022.At the Place of Ghosts (Sk+te'kmujue'katik) Bretten Hannam 2025 Thriller Kim Izzo, "Bretten Hannam feature Place of Ghosts underway in Halifax". Playback, August 28, 2024.Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner Zacharias Kunuk 2001 Drama Atikamekw Suns (Soleils Atikamekw) Chloé Leriche 2023 Drama "À la recherche de talents autochtones pour un film". Ici Radio-Canada Première, November 19, 2020.

B Title Director Year Genre Notes Ref Backroads Shirley Cheechoo 2000 Drama Joe Leydon, "Backroads". Variety, March 26, 2000.The Ballad of Crowfoot Willie Dunn 1968 Documentary Daniel Glassman, "Canada's Documentary Essentials: 'The Ballad of Crowfoot'". Point of View, April 20, 2017.Balmoral Hotel Wayne Wapeemukwa 2015 Short drama Basket (Lhk'wál'us) Alanis Obomsawin 1975 Documentary "Six Short Films: The L'il'wata and Manuwan series". Vancouver Biennale.Beautiful Scars Shane Belcourt 2022 Documentary Profile of Tom Wilson Justin Anderson, "Hot Docs '22: "Beautiful Scars" tackles art, family trauma and identity". RealScreen, May 6, 2022.Beans Tracey Deer 2020 Drama Norman Wilner, "VIFF review: Tracey Deer's 'Beans' finds its hero coming of age during the Oka crisis". The Georgia Straight, September 16, 2020.Before Tomorrow (Le jour avant le lendemain) Marie-Hélène Cousineau, Madeline Ivalu 2008 Drama Chisholm, Dianne. "The Enduring Afterlife of Before Tomorrow: Inuit Survivance and the Spectral Cinema of Arnait Video Productions." Études/Inuit/Studies, vol. 40, no. 1, 2016, pp. 211–227., doi:10.7202/1040152ar.Before the Streets Chloé Leriche 2016 Drama Behind the Facade Banchi Hanuse 2021 Documentary Dorothy Woodend, "New Short Films Explore BC's Many 'Façades'". The Tyee, June 4, 2021.Between Two Worlds Barry Greenwald 1990 Documentary Bonnie Malleck, "Arctic tragedy: Filmmaker Greenwald crafts a compelling story of Inuit struggles". Waterloo Region Record, October 12, 1991.Biidaaban (The Dawn Comes) Amanda Strong 2018 Animation "'Live action could never have created these worlds': Amanda Strong on her latest film, Biidaaban". CBC Arts, September 13, 2018.Biidaaban: First Light Lisa Jackson 2018 Virtual reality Chris Rattan, "Virtual reality film imagines an Indigenous future for Toronto" . Now, September 14, 2018.Bill Reid Remembers Alanis Obomsawin 2022 Documentary "Hot Docs 2022 | Deux courts films de l'ONF sur des destins hors du commun". CTVM, March 31, 2022.The Birds Who Fear Death Sanjay Patel 2024 Drama Birth of a Family Tasha Hubbard 2017 Documentary Black Robe Bruce Beresford 1991 Drama Blood Lines Gail Maurice 2025 Drama Etan Vlessing, "Gail Maurice, Tamara Podemski, Dana Solomon, Melanie Bray Star in ‘Blood Lines’ Indigenous Drama". The Hollywood Reporter, October 4, 2024.Blood Quantum Jeff Barnaby 2019 Horror The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers, Kathleen Hepburn 2019 Drama Boil Alert Stevie Salas, James Burns 2023 Documentary Pat Mullen, "Mr. Dressup, Fred Wiseman Lead TIFF Docs Line-Up". Point of View, July 26, 2023.Bones of Crows Marie Clements 2022 Drama "Local actor Grace Dove stars in new psychological drama". Prince George Citizen, October 27, 2021.Bootlegger Caroline Monnet 2021 Drama Yves Bergeras, "Bootlegger, film tourné à Kitigan Zibi, pourra courtiser le marché américain". Le Droit, April 27, 2021.Braiding Knowledge Through Breath, Language, and Movement Jessica Barudin 2023 Short documentary Charlie Smith, "Vancouver Short Film Festival addresses Blackness, Palestinian displacement, Indigenous wellness, and war". Pancouver, May 28, 2024.Brocket 99: Rockin' the Country Nilesh Patel 2006 Documentary Dawn Walton, "The tale of the tape". The Globe and Mail, July 12, 2005.Broken Angel (MaaShwaKanManiTo) Jules Arita Koostachin 2022 Drama Andrew Wright, "Cree Filmmaker Jules Koostachin Explores Domestic Abuse Survival in 'Broken Angel'". Zoomer Media, October 20, 2022.Brother, I Cry Jessie Anthony 2020 Drama Volkmar Richter, "VIFF films about a classy first job, bad vibes between father and son and recalling Oka crisis". National Observer, September 29, 2020.Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On Madison Thomas 2022 Documentary Becca Longmire, "'Buffy Sainte-Marie: Carry It On' To Premiere At TIFF 2022". ET Canada, August 10, 2022.

C Title Director Year Genre Notes RefCafé Daughter Shelley Niro 2023 Drama Fictionalized account of the childhood of Senator Lillian Dyck Eden Suh, "Film: Café Daughter shooting wraps up in Sudbury". Sudbury.com, May 22, 2022.Call Me Human (Je m'appelle humain) Kim O'Bomsawin 2020 Documentary "Le film sur la poète autochtone Joséphine Bacon sortira le 13 novembre" . Ici Radio-Canada, September 10, 2020.The Canoe Alanis Obomsawin 1972 Documentary Pat Mullen, "TIFF Unveils Line-up for 'Celebrating Alanis' Retrospective". Point of View, August 11, 2021.Carcajou et le péril blanc Arthur Lamothe 1973–1976 Documentary Multi-film series Isabelle Morissette, "Carcajou et le péril blanc/Kauapishit Miam Kuakuatshen Etentakuess" (pp. 29–30) in Guide to the Cinema(s) of Canada (Peter H. Rist, ed.) Bloomsbury Publishing, 2002. .The Cave (?E?anx) Helen Haig-Brown 2009 Science fiction Monica Lamb-Yorski, "Aboriginal director to shoot sci-fi movie in Tsilhqot'in language". Canadian Press, July 24, 2009.Ceremony Banchi Hanuse 2026 Documentary Pat Mullen, "Ceremony Review: A River Runs Through It". Point of View, April 30, 2026.Chaakapesh Roger Frappier, Justin Kingsley 2019 Documentary Chris Knight, "Chaakapesh celebrates creation and performance of a Cree opera". National Post, January 30, 2020.Children Alanis Obomsawin 1972 Documentary Choke Michelle Latimer 2011 Animated short "'Choke' doesn't win Genie'". Fort Frances Times, March 9, 2012.Christmas at Moose Factory Alanis Obomsawin 1971 Documentary Circle of the Sun Colin Low 1960 Documentary Clearcut Ryszard Bugajski 1991 Thriller Club Native Tracey Deer 2008 Documentary Cold Road Kelvin Redvers 2024 Thriller Aaron Sousa, "A Dene filmmaker and his 'Cold Road' to Indigenous representation on screen". CBC News Edmonton, February 11, 2024.Colonization Road Michelle St. John 2016 Documentary "Film explores dark legacy of colonization roads in Muskoka and beyond". MuskokaRegion.com, January 18, 2017.The Colony Jeff Barnaby 2007 Drama Trevor McNally, "Former Listuguj resident returns to film". Campbellton Tribune, October 22, 2008.Coming Home: Wanna Icipus Kupi Erica Marie Daniels 2023 Documentary Released in conjunction with the scripted drama series Little Bird "Documentary features impacts of Sixties Scoop on Indigenous families". CBC News Manitoba, June 30, 2023.Conspiracy of Silence Francis Mankiewicz 1991 Drama The Corruption of Divine Providence Jeremy Torrie 2020 Horror Alisha Mughal, "'The Corruption of Divine Providence' Is a Fresh Take on Classic Horror Conventions". Exclaim!, May 24, 2021.Crazywater Dennis Allen 2013 Documentary Stephanie Waddell, "Local filmmaker to show new documentary at film festival". Whitehorse Star, January 31, 2014.Cree Hunters of Mistassini Boyce Richardson, Tony Ianzelo 1974 Documentary Cry Rock Banchi Hanuse 2010 Documentary

D Title Director Year Genre Notes RefDance Me Outside Bruce McDonald 1994 Drama Marc Horton, "Dance Me Outside one of best in the fest; Toronto International Film Festival". Edmonton Journal, September 18, 1994.Deaner '89 Sam McGlynn 2024 Comedy Marko Djurdjić, "'Deaner '89' Brings Humour, Heart and Headbanging to Stories of Canadian Atrocities". Exclaim!, September 5, 2024.Deep Inside Clint Star Clint Alberta 1999 Documentary "Deep Inside Clint Star". Variety, May 8, 2000.Le Dep Sonia Boileau 2015 Drama Charles-Henri Ramond, "Dep, Le – Film de Sonia Bonspille Boileau". Films du Québec, July 31, 2015.Divided Loyalties Mario Azzopardi 1990 Drama Mike Boone, "Brant saga lives up to its potential in CTV blockbuster". Montreal Gazette, February 13, 1990.Do Not Tell (Ne le dis pas / Nika tshika uiten mishkut) Jani Bellefleur-Kaltush 2009 Short drama Anne-Marie Yvon, "Porter un regard sur soi la caméra au poing". Ici Radio-Canada Espaces Autochtones, October 26, 2019.Dreamspeaker Claude Jutra 1976 Drama Gerald Pratley, A Century of Canadian Cinema. Lynx Images, 2003. . p. 164.

E Title Director Year Genre Notes RefEdge of the Knife Gwaai Edenshaw, Helen Haig-Brown 2018 Drama Elijah Paul Unwin 2007 Comedy-drama John Doyle, "In politics, truth is stranger than fiction". The Globe and Mail, May 23, 2008.Êmîcêtôcêt: Many Bloodlines Theola Ross 2020 Short documentary Rhiannon Johnson, "Documentary by two-spirit Cree filmmaker shares journey through IVF to parenthood". CBC News Indigenous, August 3, 2020.Empire of Dirt Peter Stebbings 2013 Drama Endless Cookie Seth Scriver, Peter Scriver 2025 Animated, documentary Alex Nino Gheciu, "Animated doc by 2 brothers from Shamattawa, Man., to premiere at Sundance Film Festival". CBC News Manitoba, January 22, 2025.Eskimo Artist: Kenojuak John Feeney 1964 Short documentary Sandra Martin, "For Inuit culture, she was an iconic light of happiness and a dancing owl". The Globe and Mail, January 12, 2013.Etthén Heldeli: Caribou Eaters Ian Toews 2018 Documentary Jason Kerr, "The hunt is on in the north" . Prince Albert Daily Herald, October 11, 2018.Ever Deadly Chelsea McMullan, Tanya Tagaq 2022 Documentary "Tanya Tagaq film to debut at Toronto festival". Nunatsiaq News, August 15, 2022.

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