My Name Is Gulpilil
{{Short description|2021 film directed by Molly Reynolds}}
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My Name Is Gulpilil is a 2021 documentary film about the life of celebrated Australian actor David Gulpilil, at the time sick with stage four lung cancer.
Synopsis
The film covers Gulpilil's acting career, his life in Murray Bridge, the cancer, alcohol addiction, and his various marriages and relationships.{{Cite web|title=My Name Is Gulpilil|url=http://www.afilmlife.com/my-name-is-gulpilil.html|access-date=2021-11-29|website=A Film Life|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=NewsDesk|date=2021-03-12|title=My Name Is Gulpilil reviews a sublime, human and elegant journey through the life of an indigenous actor in cinema|url=https://exbulletin.com/entertainment/790172/|access-date=2021-11-29|website=ExBulletin|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=Forbes-Godfrey|first=Tara|date=2021-03-13|title=Adelaide Festival Review: My Name is Gulpilil |url=https://glamadelaide.com.au/adelaide-festival-review-my-name-is-gulpilil/|access-date=2021-11-29|website=Glam Adelaide|language=en-AU}}{{Cite web|date=2021-03-14|title=Festival review: My Name is Gulpilil|url=https://indaily.com.au/inreview/adelaide-festival/2021/03/15/festival-review-my-name-is-gulpilil/|access-date=2021-11-29|website=InDaily|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Byrnes|first=Paul|date=2021-05-26|title=Filmic farewell to David Gulpilil is 'his last dance, his last song'|url=https://www.smh.com.au/culture/movies/a-filmic-farewell-to-david-gulpilil-is-his-last-dance-his-last-song-20210526-p57vax.html|access-date=2021-11-29|website=The Sydney Morning Herald|language=en}}
Production
My Name is Gulpilil was directed by Australian filmmaker Molly Reynolds.
It was mostly shot in 2017, with the expectation that Gulpilil (who died in November 2021) would not live much longer.{{Cite web|last=Paine|first=Will|date=2021-05-20|title=Molly Reynolds: My Name Is Gulpilil|url=https://www.filmink.com.au/molly-reynolds-my-name-is-gulpilil/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=FilmInk|language=en-AU}} The use of Gulpilil's name in the title, potentially problematic in Aboriginal culture after his death, was a deliberate choice by the actor.{{Cite web|date=2021-05-27|title=Interview: My Name Is Gulpilil director Molly Reynolds on having unfiltered access to David Gulpilil's life|url=https://www.theaureview.com/watch/interview-my-name-is-gulpilil-director-molly-reynolds-on-having-unfiltered-access-to-david-gulpilils-life/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=The AU Review|language=en-AU}}
Release
The film was released as part of the Adelaide Festival on 12 March 2021.
Reception
= Critical response =
On Rotten Tomatoes, the documentary holds an approval rating of 100% based on 10 reviews, with an average rating of 8/10.{{Cite web|url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/my_name_is_gulpilil|title=My Name Is Gulpilil|website= Rotten Tomatoes|access-date=2021-12-30}}
Awards
- Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts Award (AACTA): Winner, Best Documentary (Molly Reynolds, Rolf de Heer, Peter Djigirr, David Gulpilil); Best Editing in a documentary (Tania Nehme){{Citation|title=My Name is Gulpilil - IMDb|url=http://www.imdb.com/title/tt8479910/awards/|access-date= 21 August 2022}}
- Australian Screen Editors Award: Nominated for Best Editing in a Documentary Feature (Tania Nehme)
- Atom Awards: Finalist in three categories (Best Documentary – Arts; Best Documentary – Biography; Best Documentary – History); winner in the Biography and History categories{{Cite web|title=My Name Is Gulpilil|url=https://atomawards.org/2021-tertiary-industry-entry/my-name-is-gulpilil/|access-date=2021-11-30|website=The 2021 ATOM Awards}}
References
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Category:Australian documentary films
Category:Documentary films about Aboriginal Australians
Category:2021 documentary films
Category:2020s Australian films
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