Tantoo Cardinal Movies

  • 1998
    Big Bear

    Big Bear

    Big Bear

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    The story of Big Bear, the real life Cree chief who campaigned for his people and their land against the Canadian government in the 1870s and 1880s.

    Big Bear
  • 1996
    Grand Avenue

    Grand Avenue

    Grand Avenue

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    When Mollie's boyfriend Jack dies on the reservation, she is asked to leave the reservation by her boyfriend's sister for not being one of their own,...

    Grand Avenue
  • 2001
    Dodson's Journey

    Dodson's Journey

    Dodson's Journey

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    A man takes his young daughter on a cross-country fly-fishing trip following the death of his father and his wife's decision to get a divorce.

    Dodson's Journey
  • 2008
    Mothers & Daughters

    Mothers & Daughters

    Mothers & Daughters

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    Comedy about three very different women and the complex relationship they have with their mothers.

    Mothers & Daughters
  • 1978
    Marie Ann

    Marie Ann

    Marie Ann

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    A young married woman, after a kidnapping, becomes attached to an Indian.

    Marie Ann
  • 2014
    Rez Carz

    Rez Carz

    Rez Carz

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    Abandoned cars rest silently in fields for decades, still holding secret conversations within their bodies.

    Rez Carz
  • 2002
    How the Fiddle Flows

    How the Fiddle Flows

    How the Fiddle Flows

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    How the Fiddle Flows follows Canada's great rivers west along the fur-trading route of the early Europeans. The newcomers introduced the fiddle to...

    How the Fiddle Flows
  • 2018
    Falls Around Her

    Falls Around Her

    Falls Around Her

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    A world-famous Anishinaabe musician returns to the reserve to rest and recharge — only to discover that fame (and the outside world) are not...

    Falls Around Her
  • 1993
    Spirit Rider

    Spirit Rider

    Spirit Rider

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    Jesse Threebears is a troubled Native-American teen who has been tossed from one foster home to the next since his mother died when he was an infant....

    Spirit Rider
  • 1993
    Mustard Bath

    Mustard Bath

    Mustard Bath

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    Matthew, a young medical student from Toronto, Ontario, returns to his birthplace in Guyana on receiving a letter from his mother three months after...

    Mustard Bath
  • 2024
    An Ode for Leviticus

    An Ode for Leviticus

    An Ode for Leviticus

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    A decrepit old man discovers the true nature of his doctor's appointment and attempts to escape.

    An Ode for Leviticus
  • 1998
    Honey Moccasin

    Honey Moccasin

    Honey Moccasin

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    This all-Native production, by director Shelley Niro (Mohawk), is part of the Smoke Signals new wave of films that examine Native identity in the...

    Honey Moccasin
  • 2000
    Postmark Paradise

    Postmark Paradise

    Postmark Paradise

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    The Dirty Shame is the only bar in the small town of Paradise, Michigan. A burnt out, chain-smoking fortyish bar maid is the only waitress at The...

    Postmark Paradise
  • 1986
    Places Not Our Own

    Places Not Our Own

    Places Not Our Own

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    By 1929, Canada's west, which had been home to generations of Métis, was taken over by the railroads and new settlers. The Métis became...

    Places Not Our Own
  • 1995
    Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges

    Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges

    Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges

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    Tantoo Cardinal stars as Alive, the mother of Jack and Samantha. Her children are learning about their past and, in particular, the Treaty land...

    Prophecy, Milestones & Challenges
  • 2020
    Sisters Rising

    Sisters Rising

    Sisters Rising

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    "Sisters Rising" is the story of six Native American women fighting to restore personal and tribal sovereignty in the face of ongoing colonial...

    Sisters Rising
  • 1970
    Tantoo Cardinal

    Tantoo Cardinal

    Tantoo Cardinal

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    A moving portrait of actress Tantoo Cardinal, travelling through time and across the many roles she’s played, capturing her strength and her...

    Tantoo Cardinal
  • 1995
    Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West

    Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West

    Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West

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    Real stories of five women of the Old West....

    Nobody's Girls: Five Women of the West
  • 2010
    Every Emotion Costs

    Every Emotion Costs

    Every Emotion Costs

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    An exploration of the reality of returning home on the reserve to face family, community and death.

    Every Emotion Costs