In his film debut, David Gulpilil played a lead role as an unnamed black boy in the critically acclaimed Walkabout. Lastly, how Gulpilil has created an intercultural dialogue that invites all audiences to participate in his storytelling. Secondly, Gulpilil’s influence on how Indigenous Australians are represented in films today contrasted to early Australian films. This essay will examine Gulpilil’s ability to share and humanise the oppressed Aboriginal voice through his characterisation of Indigenous Australians in film. This essay will argue that David Gulpilil, throughout his 40-year career, has helped bridge a gap of understanding between Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians by humanising the representation of Indigenous Australians and their culture in film.
From his film debut in Walkabout (1971), Gulpilil began to shape the perception of Indigenous Australian culture and continued to make an impact on Indigenous and non-Indigenous Australians alike. I want to do something not only for me but I’m doing it for Australia and for my people and for our culture… I’m doing it for black and white to know better that we have culture and history still existent and I’ll keep trying – David Gulpilil (NFSA 1979).ĭavid Gulpilil is a name synonymous with Aboriginal culture in Australian film, and a household name in Australia.
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