Critical Writing Index

The Long Walk of Alanis Obomsawin

by Maurie Alioff and Susan Schouten Levine

Cinema Canada, June 1987, no. 142, pp. 10-15

This article depicts the childhood of film and video maker Alanis Obomsawin, where she was raised on an Abenaki reserve. A discussion of some of her major works is followed by an interview with Obomsawin, which addresses the purpose of her work, her inspirations and her experience working at the NFB for over 18 years.

ITEM 1987.020 – available for viewing in the Research Centre

Videos, Artworks and Artists Cited

Incident at RestigoucheAlanis Obomsawin

Christmas at Moose FactoryAlanis Obomsawin

AmiskAlanis Obomsawin

Richard Cardinal: Cry from a Diary of a Metis ChildAlanis Obomsawin

Poundmakers Lodge: A Healing PlaceAlanis Obomsawin