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Recent political events in Papua New Guinea, as well as stories about culture and society, many of them produced in Papua New Guinea itself by resident filmmakers.
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ADVERTISING MISSIONARIES »1996 (PG) 52 min A look at the determination of advertising companies to reach the remote highlands of Papua New Guinea, where more than three quarters of the population cannot be reached by regular advertising. A small theatre group travels to the remote region, performing soap operas devised around advertising messages for a variety of products. more » |
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ANGELS OF WAR »1982 (PG) 54 min In January 1942 Papua New Guinea became the battle ground for nearly 2 million foreign soldiers. This film documents the experiences of Papua New Guinea's indigenous population during this campaign. more » |
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BETELNUT BISNIS »2004 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 52 min BETELNUT BISNIS is an often humorous story of resilient people who have few material possessions but who face each new day with dignity and a quiet determination. The film presents us with a vivid portrait of present-day life in Papua New Guinea - not the "doom and gloom" stories that dominate the daily news in the Australian media, but the day-to-day realities of life for "grass roots" citizens. more » |
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BRIDEWEALTH FOR A GODDESS »2000 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 72 min This film documents the last performance of the ritual for the fertility goddess Amb Kor, in the Western Highlands Province of Papua New Guinea. Shot over a period of approx. 15 years, the anthropologists and filmmakers have been participant-observers during a time of pivotal change for the clans of the Kawelka tribal group. more » |
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COWBOY AND MARIA IN TOWN »1991 (G) 59 min Attracted by the myths of town life and the chance of work, people from villages all over Papua New Guinea have come to the towns. COWBOY AND MARIA IN TOWN tells the story of two such migrants living in the settlements that surround the capital, Port Moresby. more » |
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GOGODALA: A Cultural Revival? »1976 (G) 58 min The stormy history of the Gogodala people earlier this century, and the attempts in the 1970s to revive their culture, form the basis for this superbly photographed film by Chris Owen. more » |
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KAMA WOSI »1979 (G) 48 min This film is about the music, and especially the singing, of the Trobriand Islanders. It includes songs and incantations for garden fertility, harvest chants and songs of love and enticement. more » |
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KORIAM'S LAW »2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 110 min In Koriam’s Law Australian anthropologist Andrew Lattas meets his match in philosopher-informant Peter Avarea of Matong village, Pomio, Papua New Guinea. Driven by their fiesty dialogue and with access to sacred ceremonies, the film patiently goes about making sense of that mysterious Pacific phenomenon, the “cargo-cult”. more » |
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MALANGAN LABADAMA »1982 (G) 58 min The story of three brothers and their tribute to deceased clansman, Buk-Buk. Their preparations, and the performances of the 'malangan' is vividly portrayed in this superbly photographed film. more » |
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MAN WITHOUT PIGS »1990 (G) 59 min MAN WITHOUT PIGS offers a rare insight into the dynamics of village life in Papua New Guinea. The film explores the antagonism aroused when conflict between traditional custom and Western values occurs in an isolated community. more » |
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MINISTER WITHOUT MONEY »2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 28 min Minister Without Money portrays Dr John Waiko’s political rise and fall fourteen years after the first film about Waiko, Man Without Pigs (1990) which focused on the significance of Dr Waiko’s achievement as the first Indigenous scholar to gain the title of Professor in Papua New Guinea. more » |
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MORESBY MODERN »2009 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 52 min PNG is slowly joining the globalised world, and if you look closely at this society in transition you can see signs of a modest middle class on the rise, and a new generation coming of age. more » |
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PAPA BILONG CHIMBU »2007 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: G) 54 min In 1937 a young Catholic missionary, Father John Nilles, arrived in the highlands of Papua New Guinea – one of the first whites the local people had ever seen. There he would stay for the next 54 years. More than just a priest, he would become an anthropologist, linguist, politician and clan leader. more » |
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SAVING XAVIER »2006 (Classification Exempt - Ronin Recommends: PG) 55 min SAVING XAVIER tells the personal story of Xavier Han, a severely ill community leader living in the remote islands of Papua New Guinea, who summons the courage to leave his traditional home and venture to Australia where he must endure the ordeal of invasive surgery to give him the chance of a new life. more » |
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SENSO DAUGHTERS »1990 (PG) 55 min During World War II, 140,000 Japanese troops died in Papua New Guinea. Considered the 'Forgotten War,' neither the war nor its veterans received public recognition in Japan. Another unacknowledged tragedy of that campaign was the army's mistreatment of New Guinean women and 'comfort girls'. Over 90,000 'comfort girls' were shipped to battle sites as 'military commodities'. more » |
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TAKING PICTURES »1996 (G) 56 min Taking Pictures focuses on several Australian film makers and the internationally renowned documentaries they made in Papua New Guinea in the 1970s-90s. Juxtaposing clips of the films with interviews of the filmmakers, it reflects upon the Western tradition of inquiring into and recording other people's lives, raising questions about representation and filming in another culture. more » |
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TROBRIAND CRICKET »1979 (G) 53 min Trobriand cricket refers to a unique version of the ball-and-bat sport cricket played by the Trobriand Islanders. They were first exposed to the game by Christian missionaries, who thought the game would discourage war among the natives. However, the game was quickly adapted to Trobriand culture by expanding the number of players, adding dances and chanting, and modifying the bats and balls. more » |
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TUKANA »1983 (PG) 135 min A rare feature film made in Papua New Guinea - A university dropout returns to his native village in Buka Passage, North Solomons. The young man is beset by conflict with his family over whom he should marry and resorts to excessive drinking to escape his problems. more » |
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