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TAGGED: Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander cultures
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Deborah Mailman and Cathy Freeman in Going Bush: Nabarlek

In 2006, two of the country's best-known and loved personalities, actor Deborah Mailman and Olympian Cathy Freeman, set out to meet remote Aboriginal communities from Broo

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Deborah Mailman and Cathy Freeman in Going Bush: Wandjina

Deborah Mailman set out in 2006 with one of Australia’s best-known Olympians, gold medallist Cathy Freeman, to meet remote Aboriginal communities from Broome to Arnhem Lan

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Mabo: Life of An Island Man - Homesick

Eddie's daughter Gail Mabo explains how she could always tell when Eddie was homesick because he would paint pictures of home - Mer.

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Mabo: Life of An Island Man - the origins of the land claim

The Queensland Department of Aboriginal Affairs would not allow Mabo back to Mer, so Eddie stayed in Townsville with his family and became an activist.

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Walkabout to Hollywood: Fire

In this short excerpt David Gulpilil is seen in the outback catching birds and then cooking them over an open fire, in the same way that his ancestors have always done.

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Ten Canoes: The ancestors coming

The narrator (David Gulpilil) introduces his ancestors, as they walk into the bush on a hunting trip.

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The Balanda and the Bark Canoes: An invitation

Rolf de Heer talks about being invited by David Gulpilil to his country to make Ten Canoes (2006).

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The Morning Star Painter: A family of artists

This short film narrated by David Gulpilil documents the production of a bark painting by the highly acclaimed artist Djiwul (Jack) Wunuwun in his homeland community of Gamedi near Maningrida in Ar

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Walkabout To Hollywood: dance

David Gulpilil visits the Aboriginal Islander Dance Theatre in Redfern and teaches dance to young Aboriginal people.

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Vale Ian Dunlop

The NFSA pays tribute to the legacy of documentary filmmaker Ian Dunlop OAM (1927–2021).