Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin on her legendary career and the power of storytelling
Writers and Company
English - October 01, 2023 04:10 - 53 minutes - 49 MB - ★★★★★ - 182 ratingsArts culture comedy news politics entrepreneurship interview health business leadership entrepreneur Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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Acclaimed Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin has dedicated her life to telling the stories of Indigenous peoples. She's made more than 50 films with the National Film Board of Canada, including the landmark documentaries Christmas at Moose Factory, Incident at Restigouche and Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance, and has been called "the most important filmmaker in the history of Canada." In 2008, Eleanor Wachtel spoke to Obomsawin at her home in Montreal.