Indigenous Community Movies

  • 2022
    Forests

    Forests

    Forests

    92022HD

    In a dark, ambiguous environment, minuscule particles drift slowly before the lens. The image focuses to reveal spruce trees and tall pines, while...

    Forests
  • 2007
    Sacha Runa Yachay

    Sacha Runa Yachay

    Sacha Runa Yachay

    02007HD

    The elders of the Kichwa community of Sarayaku preserve the history of their land for the youngest. They save the knowledge of their traditions...

    Sacha Runa Yachay
  • 2021
    Portraits from a Fire

    Portraits from a Fire

    Portraits from a Fire

    62021HD

    An Indigenous teenage boy fights through distorting realities as a family secret unravels.

    Portraits from a Fire
  • 1956
    Remote Love

    Remote Love

    Remote Love

    01956HD

    Yimin, the son of a carriage driver of Xinjiang ethnicity, is in love with Malihan. Malihan's father despises Yimin for his lowly background and...

    Remote Love
  • 1970
    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock

    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock

    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock

    01970HD

    Nominated for an Emmy® Award in 2021 for best non fiction special. Winner of 35 grand jury awards. Filmed in 2016 at Standing Rock, North...

    Reclamation: The Rise at Standing Rock
  • 2023
    Bancoco

    Bancoco

    Bancoco

    02023HD

    A New Yorker journeys to the jungle in the Darien Gap of Panama to reconnect with an indigenous tribe he met and photographed 20 years ago. Their...

    Bancoco
  • 2018
    The Book of the Sea

    The Book of the Sea

    The Book of the Sea

    02018HD

    In the frigid waters off of Russia’s Bering Strait, Inuit and Chukchi hunters today still seek out the giant sea mammals that have provided...

    The Book of the Sea
  • 2024
    The Buriti Flower

    The Buriti Flower

    The Buriti Flower

    7.1672024HD

    Through her child’s eyes, Patpro will go through three periods of the history of her indigenous people, in the heart of the Brazilian forest....

    The Buriti Flower
  • 1986
    Yawar fiesta: Fiesta de sangre

    Yawar fiesta: Fiesta de sangre

    Yawar fiesta: Fiesta de sangre

    01986HD

    An indigenous tradition in the highlands of Peru where three key players take part: a wild condor, a raging bull and brave young men.

    Yawar fiesta: Fiesta de sangre
  • 1979
    Q'eros: The Shape of Survival

    Q'eros: The Shape of Survival

    Q'eros: The Shape of Survival

    21979HD

    Exploration of the way of life of the Q’eros Indians of Peru, who have lived in the Andes for more than 3,000 years.

    Q'eros: The Shape of Survival
  • 2024
    Revealed: How to Poison a Planet

    Revealed: How to Poison a Planet

    Revealed: How to Poison a Planet

    72024HD

    A searing examination of the contamination that sparked an international catastrophe and the decades’ long battle with some of the...

    Revealed: How to Poison a Planet
  • 2022
    Helena of Sarayaku

    Helena of Sarayaku

    Helena of Sarayaku

    22022HD

    Helena is 17 years old and studies in Finland. Her father, a Swede, and her mother, indigenous Kichwa of Sarayaku, live at the heart of the Amazon in...

    Helena of Sarayaku
  • 2015
    Defenders of Life

    Defenders of Life

    Defenders of Life

    7.52015HD

    In the hills of Costa Rica, Doña Carmen struggles to pass on her tribe's traditional ways of life. She must soon marry off her only...

    Defenders of Life
  • 2024
    Povo da Floresta

    Povo da Floresta

    Povo da Floresta

    82024HD

    Povo da Floresta
  • 1970
    Voices That Heal

    Voices That Heal

    Voices That Heal

    01970HD

    Herlinda Augustin is a Shipibo healer who lives with her family in Peruvian Amazonia. Will she and other healers be able to maintain their ancient...

    Voices That Heal
  • 2021
    Strength

    Strength

    Strength

    22021HD

    In the rugged mountains of Oaxaca, young basketball players Bernabé, Tobías, and Aniceto battle systemic barriers to redefine their...

    Strength
  • 2020
    The Rebellion of Memory

    The Rebellion of Memory

    The Rebellion of Memory

    02020HD

    It became world news in October 2019 when economic reforms in Ecuador led to gas prices suddenly shooting up by 123 percent. People from urban and...

    The Rebellion of Memory
  • 1992
    Battle for the Trees

    Battle for the Trees

    Battle for the Trees

    01992HD

    This documentary examines the battle strategies of citizens, scientists, loggers, environmentalists and First Nations people who are fighting over...

    Battle for the Trees
  • 2023
    Ozogoche

    Ozogoche

    Ozogoche

    02023HD

    Cuviví is the Ecuadorean indigenous name for the upland sandpiper, a wading bird that has special significance for the communities living...

    Ozogoche
  • 2017
    Tawai: A Voice from the Forest

    Tawai: A Voice from the Forest

    Tawai: A Voice from the Forest

    6.22017HD

    Explorer Bruce Parry visits nomadic tribes in Borneo and the Amazon in hope to better understand humanity's changing relationship with the world...

    Tawai: A Voice from the Forest