I just watched the Gurrumul doco, which was both amazing and so thoroughly informative in a manner i wasn’t exactly anticipating – it was interesting how informative it was from the outset — because I remember when it was meant to be the Closing Film for the MIFF closing night gala (it still was) but then Gurrumul passed away, and there was in general a confusion as to how things would progress, as when an indigenous person passes away, it generally is no longer an option to call them by their first name, so the documentary was called something like the Documentary of Dr G Yunupingu.

but from the outset of this documentary, as it was shown this thursday, clan leaders had made an exception for gurrumul, speaking to the aspect of gurrumul’s fame and presence being so important to australian indigenous culture that it was considered beneficual for indigenous education that Gurrumul would remain addressed as Gurrumul, and it was such a fiercely amazing documentary, I highly recommend everyone to watch it