DAVID GULPILIL

CARGO (2018)
Starring Martin Freeman, David Gulpilil, Anthony Hayes, Caren Pistorius, Susie Porter and Simone Landers. Directed by Yolanda Ramke and Ben Howling.

Stranded in rural Australia in the aftermath of a violent pandemic, an infected man desperately seeks a new guardian for his infant child, and a means to protect her from his own changing nature. Salvation may lie with an isolated Aboriginal tribe, but to gain access he must first earn the allegiance of a young Indigenous girl on a tragic quest of her own.

GOLDSTONE (2016)
Starring Aaron Pedersen, Alex Russell, Jacki Weaver, David Gulpilil, David Wenham and Tommy Lewis. Directed by Ivan Sen.

Indigenous Detective Jay Swan arrives in the frontier town of Goldstone on a missing persons enquiry. What seems like a simple “light duties” investigation opens into a web of crime and corruption. Jay must pull his life together and bury his personal differences with young local cop Josh, so together they can bring justice to Goldstone.

REVIEWS Goldstone - An impressive piece of Australian noir

CHARLIE'S COUNTRY (2014)
Starring David Gulpilil, Peter Djigirr, Luke Ford, Ennifer Budukpuduk and Peter Minygululu. Directed by Rolf De Heer.

Blackfella Charlie, getting older and out of sorts, is frustrated with the failures of the government intervention and the 'whitefella' laws enforced in his remote community. Charlie takes off to live the old way, but in doing so he sets off a chain of events in his life that has him return to his community chastened, and somewhat the wiser.

REVIEWS Charlie's Country - Searching for home

MY NAME IS GULPILIL
Starring David Gulpilil. Directed by Molly Reynolds.

David Gulpilil is an iconic figure of Australian cinema and has been for fifty years. His mesmerising, electrifying presence has leapt off the big screen and changed Australian screen representation in the process. Integral to the telling of so many legendary screen stories, Gulpilil, now nearing the end of his life, generously shares his own story with us in 'My Name is Gulpilil'. The actor, dancer, singer and painter takes us boldly on the journey that is his most extraordinary, culture-clashing life.

CHARLIE'S COUNTRY (2014)
Starring David Gulpilil, Peter Djigirr, Luke Ford, Ennifer Budukpuduk and Peter Minygululu. Directed by Rolf De Heer.

Blackfella Charlie, getting older and out of sorts, is frustrated with the failures of the government intervention and the 'whitefella' laws enforced in his remote community. Charlie takes off to live the old way, but in doing so he sets off a chain of events in his life that has him return to his community chastened, and somewhat the wiser.

REVIEWS Charlie's Country - Searching for home