'A soaring, evocative audio-visual journey into the life, culture and landscapes of one of Australia’s most beloved singers – Dr G Yunupingu.
'Blind from birth, Dr G Yunupingu found his identity through song and the haunting voice that has already become legend. His debut album introduced Australia to the Songlines and culture of his Elcho Island community, but Dr G Yunupingu found himself increasingly torn between city and country, present and past, self and the community to which he owed so much.
'From director and close friend Paul Williams comes a profound exploration of the life and music of this most revered of Australian artists. Co-produced by Dr G Yunupingu himself, the film uses the tools of his music – chord, melody, song – and the sounds of the land to craft an audio-first cinematic experience of beauty and power, offering a rare insight into a reclusive master who spoke in his own inimitable language.' (Production summary)
Documentary
'Gurrumul continues to break records across Australia and the world with the news last month that the documentary about his life, Gurrumul, is already the seventh highest grossing Australian documentary of all time having taken more than $970.000.' (Introduction)
'At the time of his death in July last year, Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu was the most commercially successful Aboriginal Australian musician to ever grace this world. Anyone expecting Gurrumul - the film about Gurrumul's career, on which he signed off prior to his death at 46 - to resemble anything like your typical popular music documentary will be quickly dissuaded. After all Gurrumul was a far cry from your typical popular musician.' (Introduction)
'A new documentary and posthumous album dispel the myths surrounding a beloved Australian Indigenous artist.'
'The life of Yolngu man Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu has been immortalised in a new documentary Gurrumul by writer and director Paul Damien Williams.'
'A documentary about four generations of Aboriginal songwomen will screen on the closing night of the Darwin International Film Festival on Monday September 25.'
'Adelaide Film Festival from October 5-15, has a strong line-up of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander movies, including the Australian premiere of Warwick Thornton's Sweet Country.'
'Paul Williams’ must-see documentary about the late, great musician does justice to a life lived between two worlds.'
'The life of Yolngu man Geoffrey Gurrumul Yunupingu has been immortalised in a new documentary Gurrumul by writer and director Paul Damien Williams.'
'A new documentary and posthumous album dispel the myths surrounding a beloved Australian Indigenous artist.'
