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My Name Is Gulpilil

(CHILDREN LAUGH)(LAUGHS) So I ended up going to schoolthere, at Milingimbi

(CHILDREN LAUGH)
(LAUGHS) So I ended up going to school
there, at Milingimbi

Full Transcript

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(CHILDREN LAUGH) (LAUGHS)
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So I ended up going to school there, at Milingimbi.
Duration
6 seconds
Views
20
Timestamp in Movie
00:12:43
Uploaded
Jun 06, 2025
Genres
documentary
Production
Vertigo Productions,Screen Australia,South Australian Film Corporation,Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Movie Summary

Diagnosed with lung cancer, legendary Australian actor David Gulpilil boldly explains the journey that is his extraordinary, culture-clashing life.
My father was there, my mother was there, my sisters. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
My father was there, my mother was there, my sisters.
We came, we stayed for a couple of days - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
We came, we stayed for a couple of days
VOICEOVER: I went to both schools, but I didn't like it. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
VOICEOVER: I went to both schools, but I didn't like it...
See culture is, you got your culture, I got my culture, anyone got culture. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
See culture is, you got your culture, I got my culture, anyo...
We have rule, and law, and custom, and culture. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
We have rule, and law, and custom, and culture.
Back in 1969, they came down and find me in a welfare settlement - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:09
Back in 1969, they came down and find me in a welfare settle...
Called Maningrida, When I went to the mission school, - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:20
Called Maningrida, When I went to the mission school,
And everyone pointed at me - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:11
And everyone pointed at me
The first time, full blood, me, Aboriginal. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
The first time, full blood, me, Aboriginal.
I was a solid young boy, growing up. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
I was a solid young boy, growing up.
Non-smoker, not even the sweet. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
Non-smoker, not even the sweet.
I remember. Yes, I remember. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
I remember. Yes, I remember.
And I'm crying, sad, for the lover. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
And I'm crying, sad, for the lover.
But didn't work, because she was a white woman. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
But didn't work, because she was a white woman.
And then I have to teach and tell her the message through dance. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
And then I have to teach and tell her the message through da...
REPORTER: Young Aborigine actor, 17-year-old David Gulpilil, - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:15
REPORTER: Young Aborigine actor, 17-year-old David Gulpilil,
The boys are on a world tour on behalf of Walkabout, - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
The boys are on a world tour on behalf of Walkabout,
We were young, good-looking boys. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
We were young, good-looking boys.
I followed the film Walkabout to London, and my spear went there too. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
I followed the film Walkabout to London, and my spear went t...
People there said, "Is that an Aboriginal?" - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:12
People there said, "Is that an Aboriginal?"