Alanis Obomsawin: The Children Have to Hear Another Story
Thu, May 29
|MoMA PS1
Alanis Obomsawin: The Children Have to Hear Another Story runs March 27 – August 25, 2025, at MoMA PS1—celebrating six decades of groundbreaking Indigenous cinema.
Time & Location
May 29, 2025, 7:00 AM – Aug 25, 2025, 10:50 PM
MoMA PS1, 22-25 Jackson Ave, Queens, NY 11101, USA
About the event
From March 27 to August 25, 2025, MoMA PS1 presents The Children Have to Hear Another Story, a powerful retrospective of Alanis Obomsawin, the legendary Abenaki artist, activist, and filmmaker whose pioneering work has transformed the landscape of Indigenous storytelling.
Spanning over 60 years of multidisciplinary practice, this exhibition includes films, sculpture, sound works, and rare archival ephemera, reflecting Obomsawin’s unique approach to art as both a tool for resistance and a vessel for cultural preservation.
Exhibition highlights:
Early works like Christmas at Moose Factory (1971), using children’s drawings to portray the impact of residential schools
Landmark documentaries such as Kanehsatake: 270 Years of Resistance (1993), chronicling the Mohawk stand against land encroachment
Sculptural and sound pieces that expand her visual language beyond the screen