First Nations Films

First Nations Films distributes and creates Aboriginal documentary films and videos, including television series, for, by, and about First Nations people. They distribute to schools, universities, libraries, organisations, and groups and institutions throughout the world. The distribution company is associated with Motion Visual, an international writing, design, and media production company. Click here to access an online catalogue of available films, complete with synopses and playable clips.

Below please find a few of the titles available:

Making a Drum - a First Nations artist sharing how to build a drum, with his stories and teachings.

Living in Two Worlds - how native people see themselves - their past, present, and their future.

Watchers - 6-part series follows the training, patrols, and search & rescue missions of the largely Inuit Canadian Rangers.

Native Young - the Residential Schools through the eyes of a native punk rock band exploring the effects that the residential schools have on generations of First Nations communities.

Suicide - Is Not the First Nations Way - documentary/drama exploring suicide in First Nations communities.