Christopher Nataanii Cegielski is a Navajo director, writer, and DGA member. He recently developed and co-directed the 10-part docu-series People of the West with Boardwalk Pictures and Pechanga Creative Studios, telling California’s history from a Native perspective. He made his television debut co-directing the History Channel docu-series Sitting Bull from executive producer Leonardo DiCaprio. Through his commercial work, he has partnered with clients including the FDA, ABC, United Airlines, and Google. His narrative work has screened at festivals such as the Berlinale, SXSW, and imagineNATIVE, and he is an alumnus of Sundance Native Lab and Film Independent’s Project Involve.