Papua New Guinea Movies
- 2000

Bridewealth for a Goddess
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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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- 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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- 2014

Yu Ken Mekim
Yu Ken Mekim02014HD
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...
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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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- 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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- 2004

Betelnut Bisnis
Betelnut Bisnis72004HD
In the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, a grassroots family makes a precarious living by trading in betelnut, one of the world's most widely used...
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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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- 1970

My Name is Refugee
My Name is Refugee01970HD
My Name is Pengungsi (Refugee) follows the lives and families of two children, both named “refugee”, who were born and currently being...
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- 2014

Voice of Change
Voice of Change02014HD
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...
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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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 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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- 2022

When you go back, tell them. Voices of Melanesian women
When you go back, tell them. Voices of Melanesian women02022HD
An anthropological documentary that gives voice to the Orokavia women in Papua New Guinea and shows their daily lives.
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- 2009

The Shield Is My Brother
The Shield Is My Brother02009HD
In the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, tribal fighting is no longer practiced with bows, arrows, and wooden shields. Commissioned by the Jolika...
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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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- 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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- 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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