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Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
Directed by Alanis Obomsawin
Produced by
Written by Alanis Obomsawin
Starring Alanis Obomsawin
Music by
  • Francis Grandmont
  • Claude Vendette
Cinematography
Editing by Yurij Luhovy
Studio ACPAV
Release date(s) 28 January 1993 (1993-01-28) (Febio Film Festival)
Running time 119 minutes
Country Canada
Language English

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance is a 1993 feature-length film documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, chronicling the 1990 Oka Crisis. Produced by the National Film Board of Canada, the film won 18 Canadian and international awards, including the Distinguished Documentary Achievement Award from the International Documentary Association and the CITY TV Award for Best Canadian Feature Film from the Toronto Festival of Festivals.

Release

Rejected by Mark Starowicz of CBC Television, the film premiered in England, instead, on Channel Four. Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance made its North American premiere at the Toronto Festival of Festivals.

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