June in Povungnituk − Quebec Arctic
Alanis Obomsawin
The images captured by Alanis Obomsawin transport us to Nunavik, an Arctic territory. We see two women and a child enjoying a summer day, the pleasures of berry picking and fishing, the intimacy of bodies and the performativity of singing as the sound of two elders throat-singing fills the environment. This documentary piece is part of the Canada Vignettes series by the National Film Board of Canada.
Alanis Obomsawin
Alanis Obomsawin (b. 1932) is an Abenaki singer, artist and activist, and one of Canada’s most renowned filmmakers. She focuses her multidisciplinary work on First Nations issues. She has written and directed more than 50 documentaries for the National Film Board of Canada. Obomsawin relates that »the basic purpose [of her films] is for our people to have a voice […] that we belong to something beautiful, that it’s O.K. to be an Indian, to be a native person in this country«.
Filme von Alanis Obomsawin (selection)
Our People Will be Healed 2017 | Hi-Ho Mistahey! 2013 | Waban-Aki: People from Where the Sun Rises 2006 | Rocks at Whiskey Trench 2000 | Kanehsatake: 270 years of Resistance 1993 | Pondmaker’s Lodge: a Healing Place 1987 | Mother of Many Children 1977 | Christmas in Moose Factory 1971
