Direction: Lisa Jackson

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Lisa Jackson. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Direction Barbara Hager · Lisa Jackson

Cast Evan Adams

Synopsis This 8 part series tells us about indigenous peoples of the Americas before the Spanish explorer Columbus arrived. Each episode shows us via re-enactments about a particular subject. We learn about their art, architecture, archaeology, Science and Technology etc.

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Savage (S)

2009 · Movie · 6 min. · Canada

Direction Lisa Jackson

Cast Ta'kaiya Blaney · Skeena Reece · Jen Jackson

Synopsis On a summer day in the 1950s, a native Cree girl watches the countryside go by from the backseat of a car. A woman at her kitchen table sings a lullaby in her Cree language. When the girl arrives at...

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North of North

2025 · Movie · Canada

Direction Stacey Aglok MacDonald · Alethea Arnaquq-Baril · Anya Adams · Aleysa Young

Cast Anna Lambe · Keira Cooper · Jay Ryan · Braeden Clarke

Synopsis A young Inuit girl in a tiny Arctic village strives to forge her own path, defying social expectations and the gossip of her tight-knit community.

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The Embargo Project

2015 · Movie · 73 min. · Canada

Direction Alethea Arnaquq-Baril · Zoe Leigh Hopkins · Lisa Jackson · Caroline Monnet

Cast Marie Brassard · Julien Morin · Tammy Hill · Santee Smith

Synopsis Five Indigenous women filmmakers from across Canada challenge one another to make a film under a set of restrictions tailored to each filmmaker.

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