Our Dear Sisters(1975)

Our Dear Sisters is a documentary portrait of Alanis Obomsawin, an Abenaki filmmaker and musician navigating single parenthood while documenting her community's stories. Through intimate conversation, Obomsawin reflects on her dual career in music and cinema, her relationship with her adopted child, and her deep ties to Indigenous life and culture. The film gently challenges prevailing attitudes toward family, identity, and belonging, offering a candid look at how personal and cultural responsibilities intersect. Obomsawin's observations reveal the complexity of living between worlds—as an artist, a parent, and a voice for her people. This is cinema as conversation, where everyday moments become windows into larger truths about resilience, love, and self-determination.