Papua New Guinea Movies
- 2011

Unity Through Culture
Unity Through Culture02011HD
Soanin Kilangit is determined to unite the people and attract international tourism through the revival of culture on Baluan Island in the South...
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- 1986

Quarantine
Quarantine01986HD
The aim of this film was to develop awareness of the dangers of infectious disease. Agriculture was beginning to rapidly intensify when overland...
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- 1989

Breaking the Bush
Breaking the Bush01989HD
Examines the destruction, waste, profiteering and corruption that is stripping Papua New Guinea of its forest resources. Interviews with villagers...
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- 1984

The Metal Foundry
The Metal Foundry01984HD
A Lae is a little metal foundry whose owner has gone back to Australia and which the workers have taken over, with some help from the provincial...
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- 2001

Breaking Bows and Arrows
Breaking Bows and Arrows02001HD
On the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, victims and perpetrators are coming together in traditionally based reconciliation ceremonies...
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- 2000

Bridewealth for a Goddess
Bridewealth for a Goddess02000HD
The film documents the last performance of the ritual for the fertility goddess Amb Kor, in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Shot...
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- 2004

Crâne iatmul - La Mort n'en saura rien
Crâne iatmul - La Mort n'en saura rien02004HD
For the Latmul of Papua-New-Guinea, the head is all the being substance. Therefore they conserve their cranes of their ancestors, which after being...
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- 1970

Pepera 1969 A Democratic Integration?
Pepera 1969 A Democratic Integration?01970HD
Exposing the so-called “Act of Free Choice” referendum in 1969 which saw the United Nations vote for West Papuan inclusion into the...
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- 1987

Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya
Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya01987HD
Anthropological tourism in New Guinea. Ten days of immersion in Irian Jaya.
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- 2009

Moresby Modern
Moresby Modern02009HD
For many people, the mention of Papua New Guinea will evoke images such as remote highlands cultures and tribal warriors; or perhaps tropical islands...
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- 2012

Bougainville after the War
Bougainville after the War02012HD
A native Bougainvillian, Clive, wants to illustrate the beauty of his Island and the changes which have taken place, since the war and the closure of...
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- 2008

Panguna Mine Dilemma
Panguna Mine Dilemma02008HD
Land is our Mother, Land is our Lifeline, Land is out Future, No, no mining. In this film the people of Bougainville speak their mind about the...
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- 2012

Canning Paradise
Canning Paradise02012HD
Decades of over-fishing by the global tuna industry have now pushed the final frontiers to the waters of Papua New Guinea. In the 1950s, the world...
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- 1970

Voice-Over
Voice-Over01970HD
In the tropical rainforest Papuans make a large traditional wooden state to commemorate their recently deceased relative Omomá. The...
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- 1987

Women of Papua New Guinea: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
Women of Papua New Guinea: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow01987HD
This film reveals the rich tribal heritage of women in New Guinea by examining ancient customs and beliefs. It also reveals a modern woman...
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- 2006

Picking up the Pieces: Bougainville
Picking up the Pieces: Bougainville02006HD
A story that uncovers the insanity of the ten years of violence which followed, and the terrible lasting impact of war on women, children and...
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- 1970

Cry of Nukumanu
Cry of Nukumanu01970HD
A study of life on remote Nukumanu Atoll, a Polynesian outlier of Papua New Guinea. Traditional culture has survived, but over-population and...
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- 1990

The Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea
The Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea01990HD
The Trobriand Islands lie off the eastern tip of Papua New Guinea. The island society has a complex balance of male authority and female wealth....
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- 1952

The Trobriand Islanders
The Trobriand Islanders01952HD
During his field work in the region of Omarakana, H.A.Powell filmed various sequences from which the film is assembled. In spite of the technical...
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- 1992

Comment nous fabriquons le sel
Comment nous fabriquons le sel01992HD
In the Baruya tribe on the highlands of Papua, far from the sea, men make vegetable salt and pass on this knowledge from father to son. But this salt...
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