Smayaykila Films

05/12/2025

Have you watched Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before The Sun on a flight?

If you have not seen it yet, check your in-flight movies next time you fly and let us know if you find it!

28/11/2025

Recommended watch: ENDLESS COOKIE (2025)
directed by Seth Scriver and Peter Scriver (Cree)

Through a series of vignettes - some tragic, some funny, all a little bizarre - this animated feature documentary explores the complex bond between two half brothers, one Indigenous, one white, spanning bustling 1980s Toronto to the present day isolated First Nations community of Shamattawa.

Watch/Buy on: Youtube, Amazon Prime, Apple TV

17/09/2025

LOST IN THE JUNGLE on Disney+ tells the story of four Indigenous children (ages 13 to just 11 months old) who survived a plane crash deep in the Colombian rainforest. For 40 days and nights, they endured the wilderness with only each other and the ancestral knowledge passed down through generations. Directed by Jimmy Chin, Elizabeth Chai Vasarhelyi and Juan Camilo Cruz.

08/09/2025

“John Candy: I Like Me” tells the story of the beloved actor through the voices of those who knew him best, brought to life with never-before-seen archival footage, imagery and interviews. Directed by Colin Hanks and produced by Ryan Reynolds, the documentary premieres globally on Prime Video October 10, 2025.

14/08/2025

You can catch this documentary by Werner Herzog on Amazon Prime (Canada), also Youtube and Apple TV.

20 years ago, Werner Herzog's "Grizzly Man" hit theaters after premiering at the 2005 Sundance Film Festival. A haunting look at Timothy Treadwell's life in the Alaskan wild, the film continues to challenge and inspire documentary storytelling.

Read more: sndnc.org/3UmVy01

12/07/2025

Looking for something FREE online to watch?

Take a hilarious and bittersweet journey into the hearts and minds of some very ordinary, extraordinary folk in the NFB feature documentary DEEP INSIDE CLINT STAR (1998).

Filmmaker Clint Morrill Tourangeau (playing the role of Clint Star) reconnects with his far-flung friends, young Indigenous people like himself, to talk about s*x, love, abuse and the weight of 500 years of oppression.

Take a hilarious and bittersweet journey into the hearts and minds of some very ordinary, extraordinary young Canadians with this feature-length documentary. The filmmaker, assuming the role of …

13/06/2025

The duo Burnstick, who scored the feature documentary directed by Banchi Hanuse Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before The Sun (available on Paramount+ & CBC Gem), will be at the Bella Coola Music Festival July 19, 2025.

Come hear their beautiful music live in Nuxalkulmc.

31/05/2025

Watch Aitamaako'tamisskapi Natosi: Before The Sun feature documentary directed by Banchi Hanuse streaming on CBC Gem beginning June 1st, 2025.

🏇 An intimate and thrilling portrait of Logan Red Crow and the deep bonds between her father and family in the golden plains of Blackfoot Territory as she prepares for one of the most dangerous horse races in the world… the Indian Relay.

26/02/2025

Campfire stories of wild encounters with the spirit world in the North... Watch this new documentary 'Northlore' directed by David Hamelin and Melaina Sheldon (Tlingit), a Fireside Films and NFB co-production.

Watch for free on NFB:

Weaving animation and live action, Northlore explores the mystical stories and connections forged between the people and wildlife in the North of Canada. With each new story, the …

11/01/2025

Check out this new comedy series 'North of North' from creators Alethea Arnaquq-Baril and Stacey Aglok MacDonald. It follows a young Inuk mother named Siaja (Anna Lambe) in the fictional Arctic community of Ice Cove.

North of North is on CBC TV, CBC Gem and APTN. The series will also launch on Netflix in the spring.

09/01/2025

The old 'North of 60' tv show going to be on APTN...

📣 You asked, we delivered! 🚨 North of 60 is making its return to APTN starting January 16! 🎉 Relive every unforgettable moment with your favourite characters (and ALL the drama you love). 😍 Mark your calendars and let the binge begin!

Visit https://www.aptntv.ca/northof60/ for more info and schedule.

26/11/2024

Watch Tasha Hubbard's documentary "Singing Back the Buffalo" free online through the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian until Nov 29, 2024. 🦬 🦬 🦬 🦬

Welcome to Native Cinema Showcase 2024