Alexandra Lazarowich

Fast Horse

Alexandra Lazarowich

The Blackfoot bareback horse-racing tradition returns in the astonishingly dangerous Indian Relay. Siksika horseman Allison Red Crow struggles with secondhand horses and a new jockey on his way to challenging the best riders in the Blackfoot Confederacy.

A Big Black Space

Alexandra Lazarowich

Tanis Parenteau

A short film based on a true story: One night reveals a culture of violence when a Native American woman narrowly escapes sexual assault.

ᐅᓂᑕᐚᐦᑖᐤ ᓀᐦᐁᐤᐯᑫᐢᐠᐍᐁᐣ

Alexandra Lazarowich

Frank Tomkins, James Smokey Tomkins

CREE CODE TALKER reveals the role of Canadian Cree code talker Charles 'Checker' Tomkins during the Second World War. Digging deep into the US archives it depicts the true story of Charles' involvement with the US Air Force and the development of the code talkers communication system, which was used to transmit crucial military communications, using the Cree language as a vital secret weapon in combat.

Indian Rights for Indian Women

Alexandra Lazarowich

Three intrepid women battle for Indigenous women's treaty rights.

Out of Nothing

Alexandra Lazarowich, Janna Kyllästinen

A short documentary exploring the stories we tell about who we are and where we come from. Long Island, NY, is home to some of the oldest Indian reservations in the US, the home of the Shinnecock Nation. According to their creation myth they are ‘the human children of the goddess who descended from the sky.’ Only a few miles away lies the Relativistic Heavy Ion Collider, where scientists from around the world conduct experiments on what the universe is made of, and what it looked like in the first few moments after its creation.

Lake

Alexandra Lazarowich

Cree director Alexandra Lazarowich riffs off classic verité cinema to craft a contemporary portrait of Métis women net fishing in Northern Alberta.