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Indigenous film timeline

Below is a timeline for the Indigenous movies and movies by Indigenous directors which I have listed on this website. The inspiration to this movie timeline came from user feedback to this site.

1955

Jedda
1967

Journey out of Darkness
1971

Walkabout
1975

Sister, if You Only Knew
1976

Storm Boy
1977

Backroads
1978

The Chant of Jimmie Blacksmith
1981

Wrong Side of the Road
1984

Where the Green Ants Dream
1987

Babakiueria
How The West Was Lost
The Fringe Dwellers
1990

Night Cries: A Rural Tragedy
1991

Bran Nue Dae (musical)
1992

Deadly
1993

Bedevil
Blackfellas
Freedom Ride
The Naked Country
1994

Beyond The Dreamtime
1995

Fly, Peewee, Fly
The Life of Harry Dare
1996

Coolbaroo Club
No Way to Forget
1997

A Dying Shame
Dead Heart
Journey
Warm Strangers
1998

Marluku Wirlinyi - Kangaroo Hunters
My Bed Your Bed
Radiance
Tears
1999

Wind
2001

Bush Mechanics
One Night the Moon
Serenades
Yolngu Boy
2002

Australian Rules
Beneath Clouds
Black And White
Black Chicks Talking
Gulpilil: One Red Blood
Rabbit Proof Fence
The Tracker
2003

Sisters, Pearls and Mission Girls
The Forgotten
2004

Plains Empty
The Djarn Djarns
2005

Case 442
Green Bush
Sa Black Thing
Yellow Fella
2006

Aunty Connie
Call me Mum
Island Fettlers
Kanyini
La Perouse Panthers
My Brother Vinnie
Shifting Shelter 3
Ten Canoes
Why me?
2007

A Sister's Love
Back Seat
Bloodlines
Bollywood Dreaming
Courting With Justice
Crocodile Dreaming
Custard
Days Like These
Done Dirt Cheap
Hush
Jackie Jackie
Kwatye
Liyarn Ngarn
Mad Morro
Nana
September
Sharpeye
Spirit Stones
Storytime
The Circuit
The Turtle
Too Late
Two Big Boys
Wanja: Warrior Dog
When Colin Met Joyce
2008

First Australians
One River All Rivers
River of No Return
The Intervention
Who Paintin' Dis Wandjina?
Yolngu Guya Djamamirr
2009

Bran Nue Dae