Ian Dunlop

Australian documentary filmmaker (1927–2021)

Ian Craig Dunlop (1927–2021) was an Australian documentary filmmaker, known for his ethnographic films about Indigenous Australians. He is particularly known for his early work with the Martu desert people of Western Australia, creating the series People of the Australian Western Desert and a feature film Desert People, and his later work with Yolngu people in Yirrkala, in Arnhem Land, in particular the 22 films making up the Yirrkala Film Project. He also contributed greatly to the preservation and organisation of archival documentary film made in Australia.

Filmography in the catalog

Credited on 38 films (1959–1980) — matched by name in the Creator or Credits field. Also mentioned in 1 other record (descriptions, transcriptions, copyright notes).

Year ▼ Title CreatorLengthFormatColorSound
1980 Narritjin at Djarrakpi. Part 2 Ian Dunlop
1972 Towards Baruya manhood. Part 1. Village life I Ian Dunlop
1972 Towards Baruya manhood. Part 2. Village life II Ian Dunlop
1969 Kangaroo cooking at Kunapural Ian Dunlop
1969 Making a wira Ian Dunlop
1969 Quandong cake Ian Dunlop
1969 Stone and gum working Ian Dunlop
1968 Desert People CONTEM 51 min. 16mm B&W sound
1966 A Family moves camp and gathers food Ian Dunlop
1966 At Patantja clay pan Ian Dunlop
1966 Cooking kangaroo Ian Dunlop
1966 Desert People Sterling Educational Films Inc. (STERLED) 51 min
1966 Desert people Ian Dunlop 51 min
1966 Desert people Ian Dunlop 51 min
1966 Fire making Ian Dunlop
1966 Fire making Ian Dunlop
1966 Five Aboriginal Dances From Cape York Australia News And Information Bureau 16mm sound
1966 Five Aboriginal dances from Cape York Australian Commonwealth Film Unit | Australian News and Information Bureau 0:11:00 16mm Color sound
1966 Five Aboriginal dances from Cape York Ian Dunlop
1966 Gum preparation, stone flaking etc; (Episode 2) Ian Dunlop
1966 Old camp sites at Tika Tika Ian Dunlop
1966 Seed cake making and general camp activity Ian Dunlop
1966 Spear making; boys' spear fight Ian Dunlop
1966 Spear-thrower making, including stone flaking and gum preparation Ian Dunlop
1966 Spinning hair string; Getting water from well; Binding girl's hair Ian Dunlop
1966 The Story Of Diplomacy Australia News And Information Bureau 16mm sound
1966 The Story of diplomacy Ian Dunlop
1965 Cooking Kangaroo University Park 16mm sound
1965 Fire Making University Park 16mm sound
1965 Seed Cake Making And General Camp Activity University Park 16mm sound
1965 Spear Thrower Making, Including Stone Flaking And Gum Preparation University Park 16mm sound
1964 The Aborigines Of Australia Australia News And Information Bureau 16mm sound
1964 The Aborigines of Australia Ian Dunlop
1962 Under the Nullarbor Ian Dunlop
1961 Another sunny day in Western Australia Ian Dunlop
1959 Economic development Ian Dunlop
1959 Economic development in Papua and New Guinea. No. 2 Ian Dunlop
People Of The Australian Western Desert University Park 16mm sound