Acting
Mitjili Napanangka Gibson
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Acting
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3 titles
Mitjili’s first drama was playing the title role in Warwick’s short film Na na, which was shot at the end of 2006. She has also been featured in Beck Cole’s SBS documentary Lore of Love, where she teaches her granddaughters about the traditional rules of love. Mitjili is Marissa Gibson’s actual step-grandmother and is thought to have been born around 1938 in Pintupi country, near Kiwirrkurra, WA. In 1957, when she was met by anthropologist Donald Thompson’s expedition, she was a married woman with one child and another on the way, living a traditional lifestyle. Mitjili’s bush skills are still in demand today, whether she is tracking endangered animals to help with scientific research, sho…
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6.3Samson, a cheeky 15-year-old boy, and Delilah, live in an isolated Aboriginal community in the Central Australian desert. The two teenagers soon discover that life outside the community can be cruel. Lost, unwanted and alone they discover that life isn’t always fair, but love never judges.
Samson and Delilah
2009
6.2Nana’s granddaughter thinks Nana’s pretty special. She loves her Nana because she helps the old people, she’s a good painter and other people love her too. Nana’s got everyone under control.
Nana
2007
For millenniums, Aborigines used tracking to survive. Their ancient skills now help police capture murderers and save people's lives. Will modern technology replace an art based on the intimate bond between man and nature?
The Last Trackers of the Outback
2007
Film credits
2000s · 3 titles
6.3Samson, a cheeky 15-year-old boy, and Delilah, live in an isolated Aboriginal community in the Central Australian desert. The two teenagers soon discover that life outside the community can be cruel. Lost, unwanted and alone they discover that life isn’t always fair, but love never judges.
Samson and Delilah
2009
6.2Nana’s granddaughter thinks Nana’s pretty special. She loves her Nana because she helps the old people, she’s a good painter and other people love her too. Nana’s got everyone under control.
Nana
2007
For millenniums, Aborigines used tracking to survive. Their ancient skills now help police capture murderers and save people's lives. Will modern technology replace an art based on the intimate bond between man and nature?
The Last Trackers of the Outback
2007