Haida Movies

  • 1944
    Totems

    Totems

    Totems

    01944HD

    For Indigenous peoples the totem pole is the symbol of life, portraying the relationship between humans and animals. Fitting into the landscape of...

    Totems
  • 1979
    Bill Reid

    Bill Reid

    Bill Reid

    01979HD

    Follows Haida artist Bill Reid, from British Columbia. A jeweller and wood carver, he works on a traditional Haida totem pole. We watch the gradual...

    Bill Reid
  • 1990
    Haida Gwaii: Islands of the People

    Haida Gwaii: Islands of the People

    Haida Gwaii: Islands of the People

    01990HD

    Describes the natural resources of Haida Gwaii and its relationship with the Haida. The video opens with a creation myth and develops in a...

    Haida Gwaii: Islands of the People
  • 2004
    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii

    02004HD

    Filmmaker Kevin McMahon accompanies the Haida delegation on a repatriation trip to Chicago in 2003. His film reveals the whole repatriation process...

    Stolen Spirits of Haida Gwaii
  • 1964
    Haida Carver

    Haida Carver

    Haida Carver

    01964HD

    On Canada's Pacific coast this film finds a young Haida artist, Robert Davidson, shaping miniature totems from argillite, a jet-like stone. The film...

    Haida Carver
  • 1970
    This Was the Time

    This Was the Time

    This Was the Time

    01970HD

    When Masset, a Haida village in Haida Gwaii (formerly known as the Queen Charlotte Islands), held a potlatch, it seemed as if the past grandeur of...

    This Was the Time
  • 2019
    Juskatla

    Juskatla

    Juskatla

    02019HD

    Juskatla weaves together perspectives of the people who live on the islands of Haida Gwaii-an archipelago on Canada's Northwest coast, and the...

    Juskatla
  • 2018
    White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance

    White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance

    White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance

    02018HD

    Filmed on the island of Haida Gwaii, this documentary depicts the ongoing resistance and resurgence of the Haida people and their culture against the...

    White Ravens: A Legacy of Resistance