Rare footage of David Gulpilil dancing, 1979
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NFSA ID:1635100 COURTESY: Dr Gavin Gillman
This exquisite home movie featuring David Gulpilil, David Bylanadii (Blanasi) on didjeridu, dancer Dick Plummer, and songman Djoli 'Jolly Lajwonga' Laiwanga was filmed in Hawaii in 1979.
The footage was shot on Super 8 film by CSIRO scientist Dr Gavin Gillman, who was spending a sabbatical at the University of Hawaii at the time. Gulpilil and his fellow performers were en route to a series of performances in Europe and performed at an Australia Day function on the lawn of the Australian Consular Residence in Honolulu on 29 January 1978. The footage was never screened publicly.
The narration by Dr Gillman's wife Kay and the 'Australia Day 1979' intertitle at the beginning of the clip featuring a lei made of frangipanis sitting on a piece of paper (Gillman recalls he filmed it on their kitchen table) gives the movie a lovely homemade feel.
David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM is a Yolngu dancer, actor, singer, painter and storyteller from Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory. His first acting role - in Nicolas Roeg's Walkabout (1970) - began a career that has spanned over 50 years.
He acted in some of Australia's most iconic and successful films, including Storm Boy (Henri Safran, 1976), Crocodile Dundee (Peter Faiman, 1986), Rabbit-Proof Fence (Phillip Noyce, 2002) and Australia (Baz Luhrmann, 2008).
Interestingly, Gulpilil talks about the origin of the traditional hair belt he wears at the end of this clip from Walkabout to Hollywood (Bill Leimbach, 1982). The belt is made of human hair woven into a string and is used by tribal elders for ceremony. In the clip Gulpilil sums it up poetically: 'inside here is all my peoples, all my relations, and your relations too'. - Krátké a kreslené filmy
He was stunning in the film 1971 Walkabout.
R.I.P Man of this Australian land.💜✊🔥
Memorising spell bound_ the true face of Australia, huge loss not only for Australia, but the world
He is not lost. He saving.. watch
David Gulpilil is an absolute legend. Was amazing in the movie Storm Boy.
Thank you for a great vid 🥰
Glad you enjoyed it, thanks for letting us know.
We Appreciate His Teaching Love from His People back in ARNHEM LAND ❤️💛🖤 Our Culture is Still Rolling Legend RIP Love from Your People Back Here in ARNHEM LAND
Yes John! David was a gun, but everyone behind him. Love!!
Linda remembered to remove the lens cap for once🤔🍻
He's a true Australian legend!
My spirit left my body! Thanks!:)
I can tell David could dance any style of dancing. You name it, he could do it. He could do anything he wanted to.
A moving picture of a 40000 year old unbroken culture. Unbelievable how rich the culture is they choose to share, but by and large, we choose to ignore.
Being a native of the plains of Southern saskatchewan thay tried to strip us of are culture and made it illegal today were still dancing singing and praying
Simply magic
Thank you, I really enjoyed this clip.
Very interesting video!!
Very good. Thanks ou for publishing: Much appreciated.
Glad you enjoyed it!
RIP legend brus.
Love their dancing
Mick Jagger stole everything.
The best
now you know why bon Scott is so smooth because of this legendary performer
Rest in peace
May he rest.
voyage in the other reality , namaste
🙌🏿🙏🏿👏🏿
He's a red flag dancer n is verry good at it
If anyone wants to see Aboriginal Dancing - you have to sit very close….to get the feeling. Sitting in a Theatre doesn’t give you the Magic of time passing & the music/dancing will move you. There is a primitiveness in all of us…& it connects us all. Gulpilil an incredible man - he is Black & White…..do Special, even mystical….sometimes
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In this video David looks like Sean chooburra
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