Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance
Directed byAlanis Obomsawin
Written byAlanis Obomsawin
Produced by
StarringAlanis Obomsawin
Cinematography
Edited byYurij Luhovy
Music by
  • Francis Grandmont
  • Claude Vendette
Production
company
Release date
  • 28 January 1993 (1993-01-28) (Febio Film Festival)
Running time
119 minutes
CountryCanada
LanguageEnglish

Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance is a 1993 feature-length documentary film by Alanis Obomsawin, highlighting the events of the 1990 Oka Crisis. Obomsawin documents the events of The Siege of Kanehsatake over 78 days, capturing a rare perspective of an important turning point in Canadian history. 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.[1]