Special Screening
A performing arts film by Alanis Obomsawin, it documents efforts to raise funds for the James Bay Cree and was made at a time when Cree territory was threatened by hydro-electric projects. Amisk represents early work by Obomsawin, a trailblazer in Canadian Aboriginal film.
AMISK
- Alanis Obomsawin
- 1977
- Canada
- s.t. English
- 40 min
Special Screening
Released in 1971, this lyrical short documentary marked the directorial debut of legendary Abenaki director Alanis Obomsawin. Filmed at a residential school in northern Ontario, it is composed entirely of drawings by young Cree children and stories told by the children themselves.
CHRISTMAS AT MOOSE FACTORY
- Alanis Obomsawin
- 1971
- s.t. French
- 13 min