Alanis Obomsawin : the vision of a native filmmaker
Obomsawin, Alanis Indiens d'Amérique au cinéma Producteurs et réalisateurs de cinéma Vidéos documentaires PERFORMING ARTS sähkökirjat
University of Nebraska Press
2006
EISBN 9780803256286
Cover.
Copyright.
Table of Contents.
List of Illustrations.
Preface.
1. Abenaki Beginnings.
2. Early Films.
3. A Gendered Gaze?.
4. Documentary on the Middle Ground.
5. Why Documentary?.
6. Cinema of Sovereignty.
Conclusion.
Appendix A: Filmography.
Appendix B: Native Documentaries.
Notes.
Bibliography.
In more than twenty powerful films, Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin has waged a brilliant battle against the ignorance and stereotypes that Native Americans have long endured in cinema and television. In this book, the first devoted to any Native filmmaker, Obomsawin receives her due as the central figure in the development of indigenous media in North America.
Copyright.
Table of Contents.
List of Illustrations.
Preface.
1. Abenaki Beginnings.
2. Early Films.
3. A Gendered Gaze?.
4. Documentary on the Middle Ground.
5. Why Documentary?.
6. Cinema of Sovereignty.
Conclusion.
Appendix A: Filmography.
Appendix B: Native Documentaries.
Notes.
Bibliography.
In more than twenty powerful films, Abenaki filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin has waged a brilliant battle against the ignorance and stereotypes that Native Americans have long endured in cinema and television. In this book, the first devoted to any Native filmmaker, Obomsawin receives her due as the central figure in the development of indigenous media in North America.
