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My Name Is Gulpilil

I supposed to die pretty long time ago but I'm still alive here. I'm still in this movie!

David Gulpilil: I supposed to die pretty long time ago but I'm still alive here. I'm still in this movie!

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I supposed to die pretty long time ago
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But I'm still alive here
Duration
8 seconds
Views
18
Timestamp in Movie
01:06:07
Uploaded
Jun 07, 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.
♫ Happy birthday to you... ♫ - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
♫ Happy birthday to you... ♫
(BEEP!) AUTOMATED VOICE: Breathe. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
(BEEP!) AUTOMATED VOICE: Breathe.
(CLAPPING AND CHEERING) - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:10
(CLAPPING AND CHEERING)
David, beforehand, are you happy up here with this vein today? - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
David, beforehand, are you happy up here with this vein toda...
(SPEAKS INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE) - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:07
(SPEAKS INDIGENOUS LANGUAGE)
There is the spirit of the galaxy waiting for me there - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:18
There is the spirit of the galaxy waiting for me there
Mungulgarry, in Gulparil. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
Mungulgarry, in Gulparil.
Like when I was 12, 13. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
Like when I was 12, 13.
When our parents or relations or relative die, in the tribe, - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:15
When our parents or relations or relative die, in the tribe,
And during the ceremony we paint ourselves body, - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:08
And during the ceremony we paint ourselves body,
We wear so many things, like headdress, armbands, - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:15
We wear so many things, like headdress, armbands,
♫ Ahhh, ooh! ♫ (DIDGERIDOO PLAYS) - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:10
♫ Ahhh, ooh! ♫ (DIDGERIDOO PLAYS)
(LAUGHS) - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:08
(LAUGHS)
There's nothing I can make myself stronger. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:04
There's nothing I can make myself stronger.
I can pray, you can pray for me, it won't work. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
I can pray, you can pray for me, it won't work.
But sometimes we just walk away from the city at night-time. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
But sometimes we just walk away from the city at night-time.
..David Gulpilil! (APPLAUSE, CHEERING) - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:08
..David Gulpilil! (APPLAUSE, CHEERING)
We sit down, we sleep, we get up in the morning. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
We sit down, we sleep, we get up in the morning.
Early morning 10 o'clock, open everything. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:05
Early morning 10 o'clock, open everything.
To bush and sit down under the tree. - My Name Is Gulpilil 00:06
To bush and sit down under the tree.