Indigenous Community Movies

  • 2011
    The Chocolate Farmer

    The Chocolate Farmer

    The Chocolate Farmer

    72011HD

    For ancient Mayans, cocoa was as good as gold. For subsistence farmer Eladio Pop, his cocoa crops are the only riches he has to support his wife and...

    The Chocolate Farmer
  • 2022
    The Power of Activism

    The Power of Activism

    The Power of Activism

    82022HD

    This film takes us on an emotional journey from sacred ground above Byron Bay to Antarctica, Indonesia to Pakistan, and is sure to light a fire under...

    The Power of Activism
  • 1956
    Remote Love

    Remote Love

    Remote Love

    01956HD

    Yimin, the son of a carriage driver of Xinjiang ethnicity, is in love with Malihan. Malihan's father despises Yimin for his lowly background and...

    Remote Love
  • 2008
    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family

    02008HD

    In decades past, Native American artists who wanted to sell to mainstream collectors had little choice but to create predictable, Hollywood-style...

    Unconquered: Allan Houser and the Legacy of One Apache Family
  • 2023
    Covenant of the Salmon People

    Covenant of the Salmon People

    Covenant of the Salmon People

    102023HD

    Covenant of the Salmon People is a documentary portrait of the Nez Perce Tribe’s ancient covenant with salmon. The film follows their efforts...

    Covenant of the Salmon People
  • 2021
    Ainu Neno An Ainu

    Ainu Neno An Ainu

    Ainu Neno An Ainu

    02021HD

    This documentary started as part of a photography project about the indigenous Ainu population in northern Japan, portraying people from tightly knit...

    Ainu Neno An Ainu
  • 2023
    Nostalgia for the Lake

    Nostalgia for the Lake

    Nostalgia for the Lake

    62023HD

    A vision from Limbo, where the canoeist of the eternal lake floats in his boat, between sleep and wakefulness. When he sleeps, he dreams of the...

    Nostalgia for the Lake
  • 2017
    Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film

    Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film

    Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film

    02017HD

    The film follows Postcommodity, an interdisciplinary arts collective comprised of Raven Chacon, Cristóbal Martinez and Kade L. Twist, who put...

    Through the Repellent Fence: A Land Art Film
  • 2023
    The Fire of a Firefly

    The Fire of a Firefly

    The Fire of a Firefly

    02023HD

    Pedro, an indigenous migrant, returns to his village for his mother's funeral. When he learns of the serious problem his brother Ismael is involved...

    The Fire of a Firefly
  • 2023
    Kawa

    Kawa

    Kawa

    02023HD

    A group of scientists digs on land within the Amazon in search of fertile black earth, used for agricultural purposes. As they approach the site of...

    Kawa
  • 2021
    Portraits from a Fire

    Portraits from a Fire

    Portraits from a Fire

    62021HD

    An Indigenous teenage boy fights through distorting realities as a family secret unravels.

    Portraits from a Fire
  • 1977
    Hungry Dogs

    Hungry Dogs

    Hungry Dogs

    01977HD

    Based on the eponymous novel by Ciro Alegría. An indigenous community living their day-to-day and their relationship with nature. They can be...

    Hungry Dogs
  • 1979
    Q'eros: The Shape of Survival

    Q'eros: The Shape of Survival

    Q'eros: The Shape of Survival

    21979HD

    Exploration of the way of life of the Q’eros Indians of Peru, who have lived in the Andes for more than 3,000 years.

    Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
  • 2014
    Bontok, Rapeless

    Bontok, Rapeless

    Bontok, Rapeless

    02014HD

    Two Filipina victims of sexual abuse search the truth behind the finding of a renowned anthropologist: that merely a few generations ago, the Bontok...

    Bontok, Rapeless
  • 2024
    The Buriti Flower

    The Buriti Flower

    The Buriti Flower

    72024HD

    Through her child’s eyes, Patpro will go through three periods of the history of her indigenous people, in the heart of the Brazilian forest....

    The Buriti Flower
  • 1963
    Attiuk

    Attiuk

    Attiuk

    01963HD

    The people of Unamenshipu (La Romaine), an Innu community in the Côte-Nord region of Quebec, are seen but not heard in this richly detailed...

    Attiuk
  • 2018
    Ayahuasca, Expansão da Consciência

    Ayahuasca, Expansão da Consciência

    Ayahuasca, Expansão da Consciência

    02018HD

    Ayahuasca, Expansão da Consciência
  • 2024
    Waira

    Waira

    Waira

    02024HD

    In an isolated community, a young indigenous woman fights for her freedom after enduring sexual assaults. Confronted with a life-altering decision,...

    Waira
  • 2010
    Cry Rock

    Cry Rock

    Cry Rock

    02010HD

    The wild beauty of the Bella Coola Valley blends with vivid watercolor animation illuminating the role of the Nuxalk oral tradition and the...

    Cry Rock
  • 2002
    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance

    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance

    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance

    02002HD

    Men and women of the !Kung people in Ojokhoe, Namibia perform healing dances by firelight. First we see men perform the giraffe dance, and then...

    Giraffe Dance / !Gwa Dance