Directing
Molly Reynolds
Molly Reynolds is an Australian producer, screenwriter and director, best known for the 2021 documentary My Name is Gulpilil about acclaimed actor and dancer David Gulpilil. She wrote and directed Another Country in 2015, and co-wrote and co-directed the single-person ShoPaapaa in 2020.
Known For
My Name Is Gulpilil · 2021My Name Is Gulpilil
★ 6.62021
MovieDocumentary
Diagnosed with lung cancer, legendary Australian actor David Gulpilil boldly explains the journey that is his extraordinary, culture-clashing life.
Twelve Canoes · 2009Twelve Canoes
2009
MovieDocumentary
"Twelve Canoes" is a series of short films that paint a compelling portrait of the people, history, culture and place of the Yolngu people whose homeland is the Arafura Swamp of north-central Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.
Another Country · 2015Another Country
★ 6.02015
MovieDocumentaryCrime
In this documentary companion to CHARLIE'S COUNTRY, Australian actor David Gulpilil tells the story of when his people's way of life was derailed by ours.
The Survival of Kindness · 2023The Survival of Kindness
★ 7.12023
MovieMysteryFantasy
In a cage on a trailer in the middle of the desert, BlackWoman is abandoned, left to die. But BlackWoman seems not ready. She escapes, journeying through pestilence and persecution, from desert to mountain and finally to city, on a quest for an unknown beginning. But the city is more uncertain even than the desert, and recaptured, BlackWoman must find another escape. Or does she?
A Portrait of Love · 2024A Portrait of Love
2024
Movie
A joyful celebration of the life and loss of Archibald award-winning artist Craig Ruddy, told through the eyes of his loving partner of twenty years. This moving documentary goes behind the scenes of his life with his partner Roberto Meza Mont, in their home and studio in the Northern Rivers, to capture the spirit of the man and artist. Directed by Molly Reynolds (My Name is Gulpilil), utilising footage captured by Roberto throughout the decades, we see Craig Ruddy in all aspects of his life – preparing for exhibitions, painting his most famous portraits and dancing his way through life. An incredible portrait of a creative powerhouse and an exuberant celebration of love.
Bullet on a Wire · 1998Bullet on a Wire
★ 7.01998
MovieCrimeDrama
An unattractive social outcast (Jeff Strong) visits a stranger (Lara Phillips) in prison after setting off the events that landed her there.
The Balanda and the Bark Canoes · 2006The Balanda and the Bark Canoes
2006
MovieDocumentary
A documentary about making the feature film "Ten Canoes". It is May, 2005 in Central Arnhem Land: 'We are making a movie. The story is their story, those that live on this land, in their language, and set a long time before the coming of the Balanda, as we white people are known. For the people of the Arafura Swamp, this film is an opportunity, maybe a last chance to hold on to the old ways. For all of us, the challenges are unexpected, the task beyond anything imagined. For me, it is the most difficult film I have made, in the most foreign land I've been to...and it is Australia.' - Rolf de Heer
Running With Crutches · 2020Running With Crutches
2020
MovieDrama
Locked down, shielded and isolated, ShoPaapaa hobbles around his tiny universe. In a monologue that has no audience, he rails against racism and bullies, he ponders his existence lying fallen on the floor, and he makes his bed...slowly, miserably, painfully. And he never loses hope.
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