Papua New Guinea Movies

  • 2001
    Breaking Bows and Arrows

    Breaking Bows and Arrows

    Breaking Bows and Arrows

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    On the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, victims and perpetrators are coming together in traditionally based reconciliation ceremonies...

    Breaking Bows and Arrows
  • 2023
    Abebe – Butterfly Song

    Abebe – Butterfly Song

    Abebe – Butterfly Song

    02023HD

    In 1986, Melbourne musician David Bridie of the groups Not Drowning, Waving and My Friend the Chocolate Cake travelled to Papua New Guinea, where he...

    Abebe – Butterfly Song
  • 2013
    Cargo Cult

    Cargo Cult

    Cargo Cult

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    During the Pacific war on the coast of Papua New Guinea, the Papuans want to claim the god Cargo's gifts by developing a new rite.

    Cargo Cult
  • 1986
    Quarantine

    Quarantine

    Quarantine

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

    Quarantine
  • 1970
    My Name is Refugee

    My Name is Refugee

    My Name is Refugee

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    My Name is Pengungsi (Refugee) follows the lives and families of two children, both named “refugee”, who were born and currently being...

    My Name is Refugee
  • 1987
    Women of Papua New Guinea: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

    Women of Papua New Guinea: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

    Women of Papua New Guinea: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow

    01987HD

    This film reveals the rich tribal heritage of women in New Guinea by examining ancient customs and beliefs. It also reveals a modern woman...

    Women of Papua New Guinea: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
  • 1987
    Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya

    Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya

    Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya

    01987HD

    Anthropological tourism in New Guinea. Ten days of immersion in Irian Jaya.

    Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya
  • 2022
    When you go back, tell them. Voices of Melanesian women

    When you go back, tell them. Voices of Melanesian women

    When you go back, tell them. Voices of Melanesian women

    02022HD

    An anthropological documentary that gives voice to the Orokavia women in Papua New Guinea and shows their daily lives.

    When you go back, tell them. Voices of Melanesian women
  • 1972
    The Spirit World of Tidikawa

    The Spirit World of Tidikawa

    The Spirit World of Tidikawa

    01972HD

    Filmed among the Bedamini people of the Great Papuan Plateau, this documentary focuses on Tidikawa, a spirit medium whose role is to communicate with...

    The Spirit World of Tidikawa
  • 2006
    Picking up the Pieces: Bougainville

    Picking up the Pieces: Bougainville

    Picking up the Pieces: Bougainville

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    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...

    Picking up the Pieces: Bougainville
  • 1970
    Voice-Over

    Voice-Over

    Voice-Over

    01970HD

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

    Voice-Over
  • 2014
    Voice of Change

    Voice of Change

    Voice of Change

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    Voice of Change is set on Bougainville, an autonomous region of PNG coming out of a 10 year civil war. Humanitarian Sister Lorraine lived through the...

    Voice of Change
  • 2009
    The Shield Is My Brother

    The Shield Is My Brother

    The Shield Is My Brother

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    In the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, tribal fighting is no longer practiced with bows, arrows, and wooden shields. Commissioned by the Jolika...

    The Shield Is My Brother
  • 2014
    Yu Ken Mekim

    Yu Ken Mekim

    Yu Ken Mekim

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    Yu Ken Mekim is a story that resonates with many Papua New Guinean women going into business. It is a glimpse into the motivations, heart-aches and...

    Yu Ken Mekim
  • 1952
    The Trobriand Islanders

    The Trobriand Islanders

    The Trobriand Islanders

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    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...

    The Trobriand Islanders
  • 2012
    Bougainville after the War

    Bougainville after the War

    Bougainville after the War

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    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...

    Bougainville after the War
  • 1992
    Comment nous fabriquons le sel

    Comment nous fabriquons le sel

    Comment nous fabriquons le sel

    01992HD

    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...

    Comment nous fabriquons le sel
  • 1989
    Breaking the Bush

    Breaking the Bush

    Breaking the Bush

    01989HD

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

    Breaking the Bush
  • 2023
    Pepera 1969, A Democratic Integration?

    Pepera 1969, A Democratic Integration?

    Pepera 1969, A Democratic Integration?

    02023HD

    Exposing the so-called “Act of Free Choice” referendum in 1969 which saw the United Nations vote for West Papuan inclusion into the...

    Pepera 1969, A Democratic Integration?
  • 1984
    The Metal Foundry

    The Metal Foundry

    The Metal Foundry

    01984HD

    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...

    The Metal Foundry