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A remarkable homecoming. Journey Home, David Gulpilil, the final chapter and journey of a screen icon, coming directly from the Sydney/Melbourne International Film Festival.

A powerful record of grief, community and ceremony in which the renowned Indigenous actor is laid to rest on his Homeland of Gupulul in Arnhem Land, NT.

A Yolŋu man, David Gulpilil, lived a traditional life in the Arafura Swamp before being cast at age 16 in his first film, Walkabout, in 1971. He became an industry trailblazer, always navigating two worlds – although his Yolŋu culture was rarely in the spotlight. Before his death in 2021, Gulpilil’s family promised to lay him to rest at his birthplace of Gulpulul, and guide his spirit back to a sacred waterhole known as Marawuyu. This would prove an epic journey involving planes, boats and helicopters, and months of waiting for the right seasonal conditions. It's the remarkable final chapter of his incredible story, as narrated by Hugh Jackman and cultural storyteller Baker Boy and skilfully chronicled by co-directors Maggie Miles and Trisha Morton-Thomas..

Intimately chronicling the epic trip through to its culmination in a Yolngu funeral ceremony, Journey Home, David Gulpilil serves as a fitting tribute to a legend of Australian cinema.

In English and Yolŋu Matha with English subtitles

Screening from October 30th at Luna Leederville & Luna on SX


Opening Date

Thursday, Oct 30, 2025

Rating

CTC

Length

88m

Genre

Documentary New Release


Reviews

Spectacularly visual. A revelatory experience
Jack Thompson

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