A mission: list 100 films by the world's 100 leading Indigenous film directors, with a canonical work (or two) by each. Preference is toward dramatic works presenting Indigenous lives, be it pre-colonization, on the "Rez" (Native homelands), in the polyglot "urban jungle" or in futuristic and mythical worlds. The global Indigenous experience on screen.

(Click on "Read Notes" for details of native ancestry & prominent awards received by listed film.)

Update - December 2022: This list was created in November 2021, and the 1-100 remain the same. Ten more titles have been added as 101 to 110, prominent new features in the 2022 year, and prominent archival films from research and generous information from our networks.