Movies and TvShows featuring "american-indian-movement" theme.

Reel Injun is a documentary that explores the history of Native Americans in film and the stereotypes they have faced. Through interviews and film clips, it examines the portrayal of Native Americans and their cultures, as well as the impact it has had on Native American communities.

Trudell is a documentary that explores the life and activism of Native American activist John Trudell. It delves into his involvement in the American Indian Movement, his time at Alcatraz, and his role in the protests at Wounded Knee. The film also examines the suspicious death of Trudell's family and the FBI's surveillance of Native American activists.

Documentary chronicling the government relocation of 10,000 Navajo Indians in Arizona.

A gripping documentary that explores the life of Leonard Peltier, an American Indian convicted for murder and considered a political prisoner, highlighting the flaws in the justice system.

Holy Man is the story of Douglas White, an 88 year old Lakota Sioux medicine man from Pine Ridge Indian Reservation in South Dakota, who spent 17 years in federal prison for a crime he did not commit. During the making of this film, filmmakers uncovered new evidence of White's innocence and brought the case back to Federal Court. Holy Man offers a rare glimpse into the mysterious world of Lakota religion, their intimate connection to the land, and a provocative expose of the systemic injustice that Native Americans face in the criminal justice system.

Warrior Women follows the story of indigenous women in South Dakota who fought for their rights in the 1960s and 1970s. The documentary explores their struggles against racism, the challenges they faced on the Indian reservation, and their contribution to the American Indian Movement.

Homeland is a powerful documentary that delves into the lives of Native Americans living on the Pine Ridge Reservation in South Dakota. It highlights the social issues, poverty, and broken homes that many face, as well as the hope and resilience they hold onto.

A Good Day to Die is a documentary that explores the life and activism of American Native-American activist, Dennis Banks. It delves into the history of the American Indian Movement (AIM), its role in the civil rights movement, and its confrontations with the FBI. The film also highlights the forced assimilation of Native Americans and the impact of events like the Wounded Knee incident.

What is it like to be young and grow up on a reserve? Focussing on music lessons, the film reveals the complex relationships that Indigenous youth can have with their “white” teachers. How can two cultures come together? A question the film asks, while inviting us into the private worlds of three Atikamekw teenagers, Myrann, Wapan and Seskin, who are trying to build their future and find a place in this world.

A rookie NPR reporter on his first assignment, covering the armed occupation of Wounded Knee in South Dakota in 1973, is treated as the enemy and ultimately arrested by the FBI for defying a government news blackout to embed with militant Indians.

The film is a portrait of Annie Mae — what she lived for and ultimately died for — a personal perspective of recent Native American history also emerges. The film, winner of several awards, focuses on the long-standing and pervasive problems of Native Americans and was written, produced and directed by Lan Brookes Ritz.