FREE screenings of Indigenous-made films for your organization or community!
Please join us on Wednesday, April 15 for National Canadian Film Day (CanFilmDay), a massive annual, coast-to-coast-to coast festival of Canadian cinema!
More than 100 Indigenous organizations across Canada have participated since 2022, and there have been over 1600 screenings showcasing Indigenous-made films across the country and around the world.
In the past few years, Indigenous filmmakers have made some of the best movies coming out of this country. Powerful, touching, imaginative, sometimes funny, and inspiring, these stories are having a huge impact on Indigenous and non-Indigenous audiences around the world. We invite you to give your community the chance to enjoy them.
It’s easy. We’ll help you choose the right title for your audience, and provide support and resources for a great event.
It’s totally 100% free! That’s right, we cover the cost of the film – you just provide the audience.
It’s a connection. Bring your community together for an incredible event.
Choose your film from the curated list below, or browse our full selection in this year’s Spotlight Collection.
If you have any questions, get in touch with us, or read our FAQ.
It’s easy to participate! Simply fill out our sign-up form:
For questions or more information, please reach out to [email protected] or 1-888-508-0881 option 3.
Thank you for providing us with an opportunity to share a film with our community! It was fantastic to have an opportunity to bring people together over something as community-building as a locally produced Indigenous film!
Jenna Greig, Pe Metawe Games, Edmonton, AB
Recommended Films For 2026
Aki
Director: Darlene Naponse (Anishinaabe) / Year: 2025 / 83 min / NR
A visually stunning documentary following a Northern Ontario Anishinaabe community over the course of a year. With almost no spoken dialogue, and a strong focus on the natural beauty of the land, this poetic portrait is truly unique.
Angry Inuk
Director: Alethea Arnaquq-Baril (Inuk) / Year: 2016 / 85 min / PG
Inuk filmmaker Alethea Arnaquq-Baril teams up with activists seeking to set the record straight about the Arctic seal hunt and its 4000-year-old cultural history. Reframing this controversial issue through interviews with her community, international forums and even social media, this insightful documentary won the Hot Docs Audience Award in 2016.
Atanarjuat: The Fast Runner
Director: Zacharias Kunuk (Inuk) / Year: 2001 / 172 min / 14A
Based on an ancient Inuit legend, Atanarjuat is an epic tale of love, betrayal and revenge. When Atanarjuat (Ungalaaq) is forced to battle the jealous Oki (Arnatsiaq) for the hand of his beloved, the events that follow determine not only his fate, but that of his people. Atanarjuat won dozens of International awards, including eight Genies, and was named the top Canadian film of all time by TIFF.
The Body Remembers When the World Broke Open
Directors: Elle-Máijá Tailfeathers (Blackfoot/Sámi), Kathleen Hepburn / Year: 2019 / 105 min / PG
Two Indigenous women from vastly different backgrounds find their worlds colliding on an East Vancouver sidewalk when domestic violence forces one of them, a pregnant teen named Rosie (Nelson), to flee her home and the other, Àila (Tailfeathers) to step in to offer support. As their intimate yet challenging encounter develops, the women must face their own unique struggles with the complexities of motherhood, class, race, and the ongoing legacy of colonialism.
Endless Cookie
Directors: Seth Scriver, Peter Scriver (Cree) / Year: 2025 / 98 min / PG
Seth Scriver, living in Toronto, has always looked up to his half-brother Pete, a gifted storyteller who lives in Shamattawa, a First Nations reserve in Northern Manitoba. Using his signature psychedelic animated style, Seth brings Pete’s stories to life, intersplicing them with satirical vignettes about Canadian culture and perspectives.
Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
Director: Alanis Obomsawin (Abenaki) / Year: 1993 / 119 min / PG
This landmark documentary takes you right to the heart of the action of the 1990 Oka Crisis, and its status as a critical moment in contemporary Canadian history. Master filmmaker Alanis Obomsawin spent 78 nail-biting days filming the armed stand-off between the Mohawks of Kanehsatake, Quebec, the Quebec police and the Canadian army.
Meadowlarks
Director: Tasha Hubbard (Cree) / Year: 2025 / 92 min / PG
Four siblings, torn apart by the Sixties Scoop, reunite for one week in Banff, Alberta. Inspired by her 2017 documentary Birth of a Family on the same subject, Meadowlarks is a moving drama that thoughtfully explores the generational effects of the Sixties Scoop on Indigenous families.
Nika & Madison
Director: Eva Thomas (Ojibwe) / Year: 2025 / 87 min / NR
A violent encounter with a police officer sends two estranged cousins on an unexpected adventure, forcing them to work together as the authorities close in. Thomas’ urgent and thoughtful debut is a layered exploration of systemic racism, colonial violence, and the complexities of female friendship.
Rhymes For Young Ghouls
Director: Jeff Barnaby (Mi’kmaw) / Year: 2013 / 78 min / 18A
It’s 1976 on the Red Crow Mi’kmaq reserve, and 15-year-old Aila (Devery Jacobs) hustles drugs with her uncle Burner to pay a “truancy tax” to Popper, the sadistic agent who runs St. Dymphna’s Residential School. Part fable, part small-town drama, Rhymes for Young Ghouls is a richly imaginative and striking film about growing up during a dark time in Canada’s history.
Slash/Back
Director: Nyla Innuksuk (Inuk) / Year: 2022 / 86 min / 14A
When an alien invasion rocks the quiet hamlet of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, it falls on a group of teenage girls to fight back and defend their community. Using makeshift weapons and their own horror movie knowledge, the quartet of teens show the invaders that “nobody f—s with the girls from Pang.”
Uiksaringitara (Wrong Husband)
Director: Zacharias Kunuk (Inuk) / Year: 2025 / 100 min / 14A
In this gorgeous retelling of an Inuit legend, Kaujak and Sapa, two young Inuit lovers in Igloolik, are kept apart by tragic circumstances, and turn to a shaman to help them be together. Winner of the award for Best Canadian Feature Film at TIFF in 2025.
Fun Stuff & Promotional Support
All public events will be published and promoted in our Find An Event section.
To make things extra-fun, you can also use our party kit full of posters, printable photo booth props, games and activities, DIY crafts, and even a colouring book.
To help you host the best event possible, we’ve put together a Screening Partner Resources page with social media elements, technical instructions, host resources such as an introduction script, a photo guide, and more!
2026 materials will be launched in March.
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