Directed by Peter Weir • 1977 • Australia
Starring Richard Chamberlain, Olivia Hamnett, Gulpilil
Richard Chamberlain stars as Australian lawyer David Burton, who takes on the defense of a group of aborigines accused of killing one of their own. He suspects the victim has been killed for violating a tribal taboo, but the defendants deny any tribal association. Burton, plagued by apocalyptic visions of water, slowly realizes his own involvement with the aborigines . . . and their prophecies.
Directed by Darlene Johnson • 2002 • Australia
Starring David Gulpilil
Legendary Aboriginal actor David Gulpilil shares the story of his extraordinary life, career, and philosophy in this insightful documentary portrait. Interwoven with footage of the actor at his home in Ramingining in Australi...
Directed by Warwick Thornton • 2002 • Australia
Starring Sophie Lee, Aaron Pedersen, David Gulpilil
A white collector of Aboriginal art gets a shock when the Mimi sculpture she purchased comes to life in this cunning satire of an industry that values Indigenous art without appreciating the cultu...
Directed by Rolf de Heer • 2002 • Australia
Starring David Gulpilil, Gary Sweet, Damon Gameau
The year is 1922 and the Tracker (David Gulpilil) has the job of pursuing the Fugitive (Noel Wilton), an Aboriginal man who is suspected of murdering a white woman, as he leads three mounted policemen—t...
