Documentary

Amisk

Name: Amisk
Director: Alanis Obomsawin
Genre: Documentary
Released: 1977-01-01
Duration: 40 min
Rating: 8.5
Cast: Alanis Obomsawin, Duke Redbird, Gordon Tootoosis, Tom Jackson, Willie Dunn

January 1, 1977

40m

TMDB8.5· 2

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.