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A collection of David Gulpilil's short films showcasing tradition, laughter, mystery and the man himself.
Crocodile Dreaming (27 mins), acclaimed documentarian Darlene Johnson's (Gulpilil: One Red Blood, MIFF 2002) fiction debut, is a modern-day myth about two half brothers (Gulpilil and The Chant of Jimmy Blacksmith's Tom E Lewis) struggling to overcome a distrust born from years of estrangement in order to find a stolen sacred stone.
Mimi (13 mins) is a satirical short from Samson and Delilah director Warwick Thornton, that takes witty aim at white art collectors who miss the meaning in the Indigenous art they buy. Gulpilil stars alongside Aaron Pedersen and Sophie Lee.
The Rainbow Serpent (12 mins) sees Gulpilil narrating the traditional Aboriginal Dreamtime story, based on the book by Dick Roughsey.
Showing Melbourne to Maningrida (30 mins), made by Gulpilil, shows a visit the actor made through the city in 1973.
Courtesy of the National Film and Sound Archive of Australia
