# My Name Is Kahentiiosta (1995) — on MUBI?

- **Director:** Alanis Obomsawin
- **Genres:** Documentary, Short
- **Runtime:** 30 min
- **MUBI rating:** 8.9/10 (150 ratings)

## Available on MUBI in
- 🇨🇦 Canada — until November 1
- 🇺🇸 USA — until November 1

## Synopsis
This documentary short by Alanis Obomsawin tells the story of Kahentiiosta, a young Kahnawake Mohawk woman arrested after the Oka Crisis' 78-day armed standoff in 1990. She was detained 4 days longer than the other women. Her crime? The prosecutor representing the Quebec government did not accept her indigenous name.

Watch on MUBI: https://mubi.com/films/my-name-is-kahentiiosta

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