Spotlights: David Dalaithngu

Australia, 2020

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An image of legendary Indigenous actor David Gulpilil, with a white beard and hair tied back in a pony tail, wearing a blue shirt and dark brown jacket with the bush obscured in the background

David Dalaithngu was a Yolngu traditional dancer and actor who changed the way the Australian screen represents First Peoples. As an actor, he reached the pinnacle of success with starring roles in award-winning films including Walkabout (1971), Storm Boy (1976) and The Last Wave (1977). He also initiated and narrated Ten Canoes (2006).

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16 February 2031

ACMI: Gallery 1

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Australia
Production dates
2020

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ACMI Identifier

B2004335

Language

English

Subject categories

Archival, Cinemagazines & Newsreels → Interviews

Short films

Short films → Short films - Australia

Curatorial section

The Story of the Moving Image → Moving Australia → MA-09. Spotlights

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Black and White

Object Types

Moving image file/Digital

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