FrameThrower · Actors · David Gulpilil
David Gulpilil
2 films · 133 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1971–2008
Born 1 July 1953 · Arnhem Land, Northern Territory, Australia · died 29 November 2021
David Gulpilil Ridjimiraril Dalaithngu AM, known professionally as David Gulpilil and posthumously for cultural reasons as David Dalaithngu for three days, was an Aboriginal Australian (Yolŋu) actor and dancer, known for the films Walkabout, Storm Boy, Rabbit-Proof Fence, and The Tracker.
Awards
On FrameThrower we have: 2 films · 133 frames · top-billed in 1 · 1971–2008
- Cannes Film Festival Award for Best Actor2014
- Member of the Order of Australia1987
- Centenary Medal2001
- Red Ochre Award
How their films are shot
Measured across 133 frames from the 2 films we hold. This is the look of the work David takes, not a claim about any single frame — we index the cast of a film, never the people in a shot.
Across the 2 films we hold, 66% of their frames are day, 57% natural — the look of the work David takes.
Time of day
Lighting
Shot size
Camera angle
Mood
Films in the library
Every poster opens that film — stills, cinematography notes and colour palette.
A reference database for filmmakers
FrameThrower is a fully machine-searchable film database and visual reference library — all 133 frames from David Gulpilil's 2 films, and 5,000+ films besides, indexed frame by frame and readable by AI. Search it in plain language, from a reference image, or by colour; call it from an API, an MCP server or an SDK. It's the reference layer for making the next movie.