ALANIS OBOMSAWIN - THE CHILDREN HAVE TO HEAR ANOTHER STORY

From September 26, 2024 until January 26, 2025.

This groundbreaking exhibition is dedicated to the work of the Abenaki documentary filmmaker, activist, and singer Alanis Obomsawin, one of the world’s most renowned Indigenous directors. Divided by decades, this retrospective presents a comprehensive overview of her cinematographic, visual, and musical work, enriched by archival documents and media coverage that lend new insight into her practice.

The exhibition seeks to explain how Obomsawin achieved what she did and what it has meant for her to do so. To begin, the exhibition explores the motivations of this artist, who, from a very early age, showed tremendous will and courage. Next, it looks at the 1960s, when Obomsawin first emerged as an artist and Indigenous rights activist. Although the evolution of a society or an individual cannot be neatly slotted into distinct decades, the exhibition’s layout allows us to highlight the important changes in Obomsawin’s life and work over the years. Each section is organized around a selection of her most important films and accompanied by various artworks and documents for broader context.