Native American target list films

A Cherokee boy is a haemophiliac in a culture obsessed with blood identity.

The first narrative feature film directed by a Native American and based on a true story, Tushka tells the story of a Native American activist who leads a rally to the steps of the FBI headquarters in Washington, D.C.

This documentary made with an all native American crew by an indigenous Hopi director examines the representation of so called Indians in our films and in other media.

While researching American Indian actors in Hollywood during the Great Depression, aspiring Native filmmaker Jacob Floyd finds a surprising and unknown personal connection to a strange footnote in Hollywood history. This discovery leads him to confront his own issues and anxieties about representation in film, as he revisits his love of movies, and his aversion to film Westerns.

A Navajo short film which documents a boy drawing and using water from Old Antelope Lake.

An experimental film from directors Mary J. Tsosie and Maxine Tsosie which focuses on the role of the Medicine Man in the Navajo culture.

An experimental film by Susie Benally which depicts the creation process of a Navajo Weaver.

An experimental film by Susie Benally which depicts the creation process of a Navajo Weaver.

Al Clah was not a Navajo from Pine Springs. He said: they making films about things out there, the trading post, things you can see; I'm making films about inside: I like to see scenes that people never expected, the legends, the gods'.

A Navajo short documentary about a weaver.

Clint Alberta, as Clint Star, looks deep inside his friends and family - and perhaps himself too. But what is inside?

Investigates the authenticity, cultural identity, and the articulation of modern Native American experience in cinematic language and pop culture.

An examination of the changing roles of Indian women in the United States and Canada, focussing on those who are involved in the intertribal powwow culture.

This restored silent film features a love triangle involving a Kiowa chief's daughter and ensuing conflict between Kiowa and Comanche villages.

Frankie is dying. Irene hasn't forgiven him. And they are racing against time to find their way home. Frankie needs help and Irene is the one he turns to. He must go home one last time. And, like so many times before, Irene is extending herself beyond her common sense. The two set out on a journey that becomes more than getting home; confronting the past, love, understanding, and self discovery. Barking Water is a tale of great love that looks at what brings us all together. It's a tale of home...and what it takes to get there.

Discharged from Bosnian war, Johnny carries the weight of this war on his shoulders. He left the war with a dark and frightening secret, the murder of a young boy that haunts him. But Johnny carries many demons. The death of his father, running from his destiny as Chief of the Band and abandoning the love of his life. Nevertheless, Johnny must return home, the wolf spirit has called. Upon his return, he finds a new war. His estranged brother is leading his people in a revolt to save their sacred land. Johnny faces a dilemma; does he fight to save his people, or does he save himself? His journey will guide him to realizing that they are the same. In a blink, his world changes and in death, his brother guides him on a spirit walk to meet his destiny as leader of his people.

Obomsawin's prescient 1986 film is a powerful tribute and an indictment of the mistreatment of Indigenous children by Canada's child welfare system.

In Barrow, Alaska, teenagers Qalli and Aivaaq find their bond tested when a seal-hunting trip goes wrong, resulting in the death of their friend.

Ray and Jolene come to the city in search of new answers to old age questions. They walk away with themselves.

A half-Native American coroner's investigator unfolds the mystery of a mute Native American man who only finds solace from past tragedy when he dances in his sleep.

Biographical documentary shining a spotlight on the leadership role Comanche LaDonna Harris has had in Native and American and international civil rights since the 1960s.

Nick Thomas, a Pomo Indian and a successful Los Angeles radio host, is forced back to the reservation to help his brother Chi, and tribal leader Rich Knight lead the Tule Lake Rancheria out of danger from a seedy casino investor.