Keyword: indigenous

The Pearl Button

7.6

2015

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Delving into the nearly-religious significance of water, this profound rumination on memory and loss bridges the gap between its mystical origins, Pinochets coup détat, and the secret of a mother-of-pearl button at the bottom of the sea.

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

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1993

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A film account about the military 1990 siege of a Native American reserve near Oka, Quebec, Canada and its causes.

Edge of the Knife

6.3

2018

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When a man accidentally causes the death of the son of his best friend, the man is wracked by grief and runs off into the woods.

Merata: How Mum Decolonised the Screen

6.8

2018

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Documentary portrait of pioneering filmmaker and mother Merata Mita, detailing how her filmmaking intersected with the lives of her children and indigenous filmmakers globally, and featuring rare archival footage dating back to 1977.

The Song That Calls You Home

7.7

2020

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A personal, scientific, mystical exploration of Amazonian curanderismo, focus on Ayahuasca and Master Plants, their healing and visionary properties and risks, along with the Shipibo people and their songs.

Angry Inuk

8.1

2016

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An Inuk filmmaker takes a close look at the central role of seal hunting in the lives of the Inuit, the importance of the revenue they earn from sales of seal skins, and the negative impact that international campaigns against the seal hunt have had on their lives.

The Seventh Fire

6.1

2015

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When Rob Brown, a Native American gang leader on a remote Minnesota reservation, is sentenced to prison for a fifth time, he must confront his role in bringing violent drug culture into his beloved Ojibwe community. As Rob reckons with his past, his seventeen-year-old protégé, Kevin, dreams of the future - becoming the biggest drug dealer on the reservation.

500 Years

6.7

2017

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From a historic genocide trial to the overthrow of a President, 500 YEARS tells a sweeping story of mounting resistance played out in Guatemalas recent history through the actions and perspectives of the majority indigenous Mayan population, who now stand poised to reimagine their society.

Cold Journey

6.2

1975

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In this feature drama, a Canadian Indigenous youth attempts to find a place for himself. He faces culture shock as the educational system teaches him to be a white man and tries to find a way of life more meaningful to his Indigenous culture and ancestry.

Gurrumul

7.9

2017

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GURRUMUL is a portrait of an artist on the brink of global reverence, and the struggles he and those closest to him faced in balancing that which mattered most to him and keeping the show on the road.