Event description
STA and Dalton Film Group are delighted to present a special afternoon at Dalton Hall
Nearing the end of his extraordinary, culture-clashing life, the great Australian actor David Gulpilil performs one last time. Engaging with the camera as never before, he calls upon his electrifying, mesmerising screen presence to connect with what is for him, his final audience.
Gulpilil shows us what it was to live a dizzying mix of traditional Aboriginal ways and modern Hollywood excess. He reminisces about his films, from Storm Boy and Crocodile Dundee to Rabbit Proof Fence and Charlie's Country, and the effects of his fame on a tribal boy from Arnhem Land.
He explores his worlds of acting, of dancing, and painting...and what it is to stare down death.
But life interferes with David's march towards his personal end...in his words, "I should have been dead long time ago!" In this, his final film, the great Australian actor David Gulpilil shows what a survivor he is, and he how came to be the living legend we know him to be.
My Name is Gulpilil is directed by Molly Reynolds and produced by Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr, David Gulpilil and Molly Reynolds.
About the Workshop
Between 1pm and 3pm on Sunday the 25 July drop in to the Goulburn Workers Club and learn indigenous weaving with Culture on the Move. You can finish off your weaving while taking in the gorgeous story My Name is Gulpilil.
The Culture on the Move team are passionate about their Aboriginal Heritage and has taught culture to a wide range of people from children to the elderly, Indigenous and non-Indigenous.
Culture on the Move offers a variety of different workshops that include traditional coil weaving (taught by Aunty Jenny Dries), traditional games, animal and doll making (inspired by Tjanpi Desert Weavers) and enjoys sharing their knowledge on bush tucker plants.
Culture on the Move delivers these workshops to schools, community and government and non-government organisations.
They are proud of their Aboriginality and are passionate about sharing Aboriginal culture with other people. The goal is to share as much knowledge as they can so it can continue on through for Aboriginal youth to reclaim their cultural heritage and ensure its survival.
Rated M with mature themes, violence and course language.