Journey Home David Gulpilil Movie

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Journey Home David Gulpilil Movie Trailer HD - Plot synopsis: When Australia’s most renowned Indigenous actor David Gulpilil passes away far from his Homeland, his family struggle against huge logistical challenges to fulfill his final wish, to bury him on his Homeland, over four and a half thousand kilometres away.

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00:0017 years old David Gulpilil arrives in London en route to the Cannes Film Festival.

00:05Mr Gulpilil, for many people, was the first Aboriginal face on the silver screen.

00:11Something more strong is holding me back.

00:13It was a big start.

00:14And the award goes to David Gulpilil.

00:18In 2021, David Gulpilil passed away in Murray Bridge, South Australia.

00:24But being returned back home to Gulpilil was my father's dying wish.

00:28A remote swamp at the top of Australia.

00:32I live in my land and land is live with me.

00:36We live together.

00:39Many clans guided the way for his spirit's return.

00:43David's family spread across the region, traveled hundreds of kilometers to perform his sacred rites.

00:50But there was no way to get through to Gulpilil.

00:53It was like mission impossible.

00:55But David wouldn't be buried until everyone had made their contribution.

01:00We need to make it.

01:03We need to be there for the funeral.

01:08The water going is David's totem.

01:10This song line will accompany him all the way to his grave.

01:15It's the red earth.

01:17It's the ceremonies that make us who we are.

01:20That dance is welcoming.

01:23Saying, Grandpa, you're home now.

01:25Welcome.

01:26This whole process is about my father, but also us as a family.

01:32A stringy bark tree crashed to the ground.

01:36New life emerged.

01:38The old man has died at the same time.

01:40A new man has been created.

01:43The family is prepared for the final story.

01:46And then his spirit goes back in full cycle.

02:04our spirit goes back in full cycle.

02:08New life is a new cry

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