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1. Avatar (2009)
PG-13 | 162 min | Action, Adventure, Fantasy
A paraplegic Marine dispatched to the moon Pandora on a unique mission becomes torn between following his orders and protecting the world he feels is his home.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Sam Worthington, Zoe Saldana, Sigourney Weaver, Michelle Rodriguez
Votes: 1,387,913 | Gross: $760.51M
2. Fire on the Amazon (1993)
R | 87 min | Action, Adventure, Drama
Deforestation of the Amazon is forcing indigenous Indians away, so few men can profit from cattle. Opposition gets killed. A US photojournalist tries to investigate. Activist Alyssa helps him.
Director: Luis Llosa | Stars: Craig Sheffer, Sandra Bullock, Juan Fernández, Judith Chapman
Votes: 2,878
3. Clearcut (1991)
R | 100 min | Drama, Thriller, Western
A white lawyer finds his values shaken when he is paired with an angry Indigenous activist who insists on kidnapping the head of a logging company to teach him the price of his destruction.
Director: Ryszard Bugajski | Stars: Ron Lea, Graham Greene, Michael Hogan, Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman
Votes: 1,375
4. The Territory (2022)
PG | 85 min | Documentary
When a network of Brazilian farmers seizes a protected area of the Amazon rainforest, a young Indigenous leader and his mentor must fight back in defense of the land and an uncontacted group living deep within the forest.
Director: Alex Pritz | Stars: Neidinha Bandeira, Bitaté Uru Eu Wau Wau
Votes: 1,334
5. Twice Colonized (2023)
91 min | Documentary, Drama
Renowned Inuit lawyer Aaju Peter who has led a lifelong fight for the rights of her people. When her youngest son unexpectedly passes away, Aaju embarks on a personal journey to bring her colonizers in both Canada and Denmark to justice.
Director: Lin Alluna | Stars: Aleqa Hammond, Paninnguaq Heilmann, Asta Helms, Anne Kirstine Hermann
Votes: 105
6. Birdwatchers (2008)
Unrated | 104 min | Drama
When a tribe of indigenous Guarani Indians attempts to re-inhabit their ancestral land, which lies on the border of a wealthy landowner's fields, tensions escalate.
Director: Marco Bechis | Stars: Claudio Santamaria, Alicélia Batista Cabreira, Chiara Caselli, Pedro Abrísio da Silva
Votes: 922
7. Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993)
119 min | Documentary
A film account about the military 1990 siege of a Native American reserve near Oka, Quebec, Canada and its causes.
Director: Alanis Obomsawin | Stars: Jack Burning, Herbie Barnes, Alanis Obomsawin, Ethel Blondin
Votes: 483
8. Islamophobia (2022)
130 min | Action, Drama
Showcasing the traumatic effects of prejudice and discrimination against Muslim, Christianity, and Judaism its Islamophobia is a story of Peace , Love, Unity, Respect, Compassionate, and ... See full summary »
Director: Omer Sarikaya | Stars: Chris Mulkey, Fahim Fazli, Essam Ferris, Wilma Elles
Votes: 19
9. The Last Ice (2020)
83 min | Documentary
The Inuk people of the north are divided between modern and traditional lifestyles and Canadian and Danish political systems. Those divides are becoming more pronounced due to the effects of a warming northern climate.
Director: Scott Ressler
Votes: 157
10. El sendero de la anaconda (2019)
73 min | Documentary
The Path of the Anaconda narrates memories and reflections about the jungle, but also the final effort to save the northern Amazon forest from destruction, establishing an ecological ... See full summary »
Director: Alessandro Angulo
Votes: 333
11. Tarahumara (Cada vez más lejos) (1965)
105 min | Drama
A worker of the Mexican Indigenist Institute tries to help the Tarahumara Indians to protect and keep their lands, but he must face corrupt landowners and politicians.
Director: Luis Alcoriza | Stars: Ignacio López Tarso, Jaime Fernández, Aurora Clavel, Eric del Castillo
Votes: 117
12. Indian Summer: The Oka Crisis (2007)
TV-14 | 92 min | Drama
Indigenous sovereignty stood at the forefront of political life in Oka, Quebec in the summer of 1990 when the Mohawk Nation was forced to stand their ground and protect their sacred land from being absorbed into a land development project.
Stars: Tantoo Cardinal, Kaniehtiio Horn, Gary Farmer, Eric Schweig
13. Green Sails (2000 TV Movie)
Not Rated | 95 min | Adventure, Drama, Thriller
A young man joins a band of crusaders who fight fear and social injustice.
Director: Whitney Ransick | Stars: Marcus Graham, Alexandra Paul, Dennis Garber, Michael Houston King
Votes: 92
14. Bougainville: Our Island, Our Fight (1998)
52 min | Documentary
Documents an indigenous people who fight against a multinational mining company (Panguna copper mine) and government forces (PNG). The guerrillas relay the belief that they fight to defend their independence and preserve the local environment on the island of Bougainville.
Director: Wayne Coles-Janess | Stars: Joseph Kabui, Francis Ona
Votes: 35
15. A Place Called Chiapas (1998)
Not Rated | 89 min | Documentary
When the Zapatista National Liberation Army took over five towns and 500 ranches in southern Mexico, the government deployed its troops and at least 145 people died in the ensuing battle. ... See full summary »
Director: Nettie Wild | Stars: Samuel Ruiz García, Rafael Sebastián Guillén Vicente
Votes: 401 | Gross: $0.23M
16. The Coconut Revolution (2001 TV Movie)
50 min | Documentary
This is the modern-day story of a native peoples' remarkable victory over Western Colonial power. A Pacific island rose up in arms against giant mining corporation Rio Tinto Zinc (RTZ) - and won despite a military occupation and blockade.
Director: Dom Rotheroe | Stars: Joseph Kabui, Francis Ona
Votes: 211
17. Senses of Cinema (2022)
89 min | Documentary, History
This history of the co-op film movements of Sydney and Melbourne comes from two of the major figures in Australian documentary who were intimately involved in the filmmaking groundswell ... See full summary »
Directors: John Hughes, Tom Zubrycki | Stars: Martha Ansara, Gillian Armstrong, Richard Brennan, Bryan Brown
Votes: 13
18. The Longest Walk (2017)
8 min | Documentary, Short, History
American Indian Movement leaders on Alcatraz Island, lead a pipe ceremony at the start of the February 11, 1978 Longest Walk - a spiritual walk across the United States opposing anti-Indian... See full summary »
Director: Dana Plays | Stars: Dennis Banks, Max Bear, Clyde Bellecourt, Vernon Bellecourt
19. Nous sommes l'humanité (2017)
90 min | Documentary
Nous sommes l'Humanité est un long métrage documentaire d'auteur passionné qui remonte aux racines de l'humanité, une plongée exclusive dans le monde vierge du peuple Jarawa, le dernier des... See full summary »
Director: Alexandre Dereims
Votes: 11
20. In the Name of All Canadians (2017)
Not Rated | 88 min | Documentary
An anthology of short films illustrating the state of Canadian civil rights and liberties as defined in the Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms both in Canada's past and present.
Directors: Karen Chapman, Vivian Belik, Jennifer Bowen-Allen, Aisha Jamal, Annick Marion, Ariel Nasr, Patrick Reed, Andréa Schmidt, Janelle Wookey, Jérémie Wookey | Star: Danardo Jones
21. Necessity: Climate Justice & The Thin Green Line
Documentary
Directors: Jan Haaken, Samantha Praus
22. The Penobscot: Ancestral River, Contested Territory (2016)
44 min | Short
THE PENOBSCOT: Ancestral River, Contested Territory traverses the landscape of deal-making and deal-breaking that has largely defined tribal-state relations in Maine. From the 1700's to the... See full summary »
23. Bougainville: Another Colonial War (1995)
59 min | Documentary
A documentary made in Australia about the war being waged against the people of Bougainville who do not want further exploitation of the natural resources of their country which has ... See full summary »
Stars: Julius Chan, Noam Chomsky, Moses Havini, Jill Hickson
24. Earth Spirit (2006)
85 min | Drama
A trouble, dissipated city youth is influenced by an indigenous spirit to be drawn back home to defend the land of his ancestors against exploitation by oil and mining interests.
Director: Alan Gorg | Stars: Betty Matwick, Larry Roop, Robert Tena, Nick Warnock
25. Mine: Story of a Sacred Mountain (2009)
16 min | Documentary, Short
What will one tribe have to do to save everything they know? Mine, narrated by Joanna Lumley, tells the story of the remote Dongria Kondh tribe's struggle to protect the mountain they ... See full summary »
Director: Toby Nicholas | Star: Joanna Lumley
Votes: 14
27. Ahora te vamos a llamar hermano (1974)
13 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Raúl Ruiz | Star: Salvador Allende
Votes: 46
28. Stop the ReRoute: Taking a Stand on Sacred Land (2009)
89 min | Documentary
Director: Ann Follett
29. Achuar vs Talisman Energy: The Struggle Continues (2011)
4 min | Documentary, Short
The Shuar indigenous community in Ecuador's Morona and Pastaza province resolutely opposes the tangible threats posed by oil extraction in their territories. This resistance is grounded in ... See full summary »
Stars: Peter Coyote, Linton Rengifo Hernandez, Lily La Torre Lopez, Tayujin Shuwi Peas
30. Flow: Life Giving Lands and Waters (2013 Video)
26 min | Documentary, Short, History
Director: Jennifer Lyons-Reid | Stars: Grant Rigney, Major Sumner, Ellen Trevorrow, Tom Trevorrow
31. Death at Devil's Bend (2009)
5 min | Documentary, Short
An eyewitness account of the violence that erupted after the Peruvian government decided to forcefully break through barricades erected by natives, attempting to block logging corporations from entering the rainforest.
Stars: Marijke Deleu, Thomas Quirynen
32. We Can't Make the Same Mistake Twice (2016)
163 min | Documentary
Activists file a human-rights complaint against the Canadian government's inadequate funding of services for Indigenous children claiming it's discriminatory.
Director: Alanis Obomsawin | Star: Alanis Obomsawin
Votes: 16
33. Sonhos Brasileiros (1991)
57 min | Documentary
The documentary explores social movements in Brazil, taking viewers on a journey from feminist activists in the slums of Sao Paulo to the militants of the Partido dos Trabalhadores, and to ... See full summary »
Stars: Marta Baiano, Zé Carratú, Caitlin Manning, Chico Mendes
34. La invasión del coñone (2014 Video)
7 min | Short, News
"The invasion of the coñone (non-indigenous)" focuses on the case of the Ayoreo, inhabitants from the north of the western region and the south of the Bolivian Chaco. They are one of the ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Armoa
36. Forêt mouvante (2015)
27 min | Short, Family
Palm oil is a cause of massive deforestation in Indonesia. Through habitat destruction, indigenous populations and entire ecosystems are directly threatened. In Borneo and Sumatra, NGOs and... See full summary »
Directors: Emmanuel Coquelou, Yanette Shalter | Star: Yanette Shalter
37. Acts of Defiance (1992)
105 min | Documentary
This documentary recounts the events that surrounded and led to the Oka Crisis of the summer of 1990. The film focuses on the Mohawk territory of Kahnawake, in Quebec, but also reflects on ... See full summary »
Director: Alec G. MacLeod | Star: Mark Zannis
Votes: 20
38. From the Bush to the City (2011 Video)
18 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Nicholas Cleary | Stars: Nicholas Cleary, Desmond Dodd, Audrey Hull, Carah Laube
39. Hard Road of Hope (2020)
54 min | Documentary, History
"It's hard to win around here, it really is," says Lynn Beatty, a resident of Doddridge County, the epicenter of the fracking boom in West Virginia. A neighbor, Linda Ireland echoes that ... See full synopsis »
Director: Eleanor Goldfield | Stars: Terry Steele, Linda Ireland, Mirijana Beram, James Beatty
Votes: 9
40. La Amazonia en Venta (2010)
36 min | Documentary, Short
A documentary film depicting the Peruvian indigenous Aguaruna Indians' struggle to preserve their land, ensuring the survival of both their people and culture.
Director: Facundo López | Stars: Frederica Barclay, Marco Huaco, Pancho Kantuash Saan, Ramón Yampintsa
41. Pituamkek: A Mi'kmaq Heritage Landscape (2021)
19 min | Documentary, Short
With painful memories of Residential Schools still burning Pituamkek, a proposed National Park Reserve for Epekwitk (PEI) Canada, may become a place of healing and renewal for the Mi'kmaw while restoring hope and pride
Director: John Hopkins | Star: Kalolin Johnson
42. Fairy Kings: If Trees Could Talk (2011)
48 min | Documentary
Director: Sandra Schaede | Stars: Akkaara Angakkorsuaq, Angaangaq Angakkorsuaq, Ludwig Berndl, Chelen Rodolfo de Souza
43. Fundo Kayapó (2012)
12 min | Documentary, Short
Director: Todd Southgate | Stars: Kristian Bengtson, Bepdjati Metuktire, Renata Pinheiro, Raoni
44. Indígenas Urbanos (2016)
75 min | Documentary
This documentary covers in a representative way the indigenous populations that migrated, specifically in Asunción, Limpio, Luque and Mariano Roque Alonso. It tells about the ways of ... See full summary »
Director: Miguel Armoa
46. Nukkan.Kungun.Yunnan - Ngarrindjeri's Being Heard (2009 Video)
22 min | Documentary, Short, Biography
Director: Jennifer Lyons-Reid | Stars: Alice Abdulla, Bill Koolmatrie, Melanie Koolmatrie, Rita Lindsay
47. Anangu Pitjantjara for the Pitjantjara People (1982 Video)
20 min | Documentary, Short, History
Director: Marsha Bennett | Stars: Ivan Baker, Yami Lester, Punch Thompson, David Tonkin
48. Newen Mapuche, la fuerza de la gente de la tierra (2011)
125 min | Documentary
Director: Elena Varela López
Votes: 11
50.
The New Environmentalists (2013–2021)
Episode:
From Myanmar to Scotland
(2015)
Documentary
Biodiversity is a central component to the successful operation of Earth's natural systems. Meet people from Haiti, Myanmar, Honduras, Kenya, Canada, and Scotland who spend time and energy securing healthy local environmental regulations.
Directors: John Antonelli, Tom Dusenbery, Will Parrinello | Stars: Marilyn Baptiste, Berta Caceres, Melissa Cardoza, Bob Chamberlin