Indigenous Community Movies

  • 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
  • 2022
    Still We Rise

    Still We Rise

    Still We Rise

    02022HD

    50 years on, the Aboriginal Tent Embassy is the oldest continuing protest occupation site in the world. Taking a fresh lens this is a bold dive into...

    Still We Rise
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
    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
  • 1970
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock

    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock

    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock

    01970HD

    Nominated for an Emmy® Award in 2021 for best non fiction special. Winner of 35 grand jury awards. Filmed in 2016 at Standing Rock, North...

    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
  • 2001
    The Medicine of Forgiveness

    The Medicine of Forgiveness

    The Medicine of Forgiveness

    02001HD

    Benito Arévalo is an onaya: a traditional healer in a Shipibo-Konibo community in Peruvian Amazonia. He explains something of the onaya...

    The Medicine of Forgiveness
  • 2023
    Xondaros - Guarani Resistance

    Xondaros - Guarani Resistance

    Xondaros - Guarani Resistance

    02023HD

    The 6 Guarani villages of Jaraguá, in São Paulo, fight for land rights, for human rights and for the preservation of nature. They...

    Xondaros - Guarani Resistance
  • 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
  • 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
  • 1992
    Surviving Columbus

    Surviving Columbus

    Surviving Columbus

    01992HD

    This Peabody Award-winning documentary from New Mexico PBS looks at the European arrival in the Americas from the perspective of the Pueblo Peoples.

    Surviving Columbus
  • 2017
    Alifu, the Prince/ss

    Alifu, the Prince/ss

    Alifu, the Prince/ss

    5.92017HD

    Alifu, a 25 year-old Paiwan boy, works as a hair-dresser in Taipei and struggles between his dream of getting a sex change operation and following...

    Alifu, the Prince/ss
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2024
    Mamus

    Mamus

    Mamus

    02024HD

    A stunning and intimate portrait of the Arhuaco indigenous community in Colombia. In 1990, in a celebrated BBC documentary, the Arhuaco made contact...

    Mamus