Papua New Guinea Movies

  • 2012
    Mr. Pip

    Mr. Pip

    Mr. Pip

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    As a war rages on in the province of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, a young girl becomes transfixed by the Charles Dickens novel Great Expectations...

    Mr. Pip
  • 1991
    Tinpis Run

    Tinpis Run

    Tinpis Run

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    A man encounters colorful characters while driving a taxi in Papua New Guinea.

    Tinpis Run
  • 2023
    Abebe – Butterfly Song

    Abebe – Butterfly Song

    Abebe – Butterfly Song

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    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 h...

    Abebe – Butterfly Song
  • 2012
    Canning Paradise

    Canning Paradise

    Canning Paradise

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    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 was...

    Canning Paradise
  • 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

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    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
  • 1978
    Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea

    Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea

    Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea

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    A companion to Yumi yet, O’Rourke and Kildea’s Ileksen (derived from the English 'election’) documents Papua New Guinea’s first general election in 19...

    Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea
  • 2020
    Daddy

    Daddy

    Daddy

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    6-year-old Trish loves her daddy so much that she waits for him at the door every day to give him a cuddle as he returns from work. One day, the daily...

    Daddy
  • 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
  • 1984
    Tupela Tingting

    Tupela Tingting

    Tupela Tingting

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    A new water pump has been proposed by a local firm. The film traces the parallel portraits of a technician-demonstrator of the new pump and that of a...

    Tupela Tingting
  • 2000
    Bridewealth for a Goddess

    Bridewealth for a Goddess

    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 o...

    Bridewealth for a Goddess
  • 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 Collect...

    The Shield Is My Brother
  • 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
  • 1987
    Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya

    Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya

    Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya

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

    Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya
  • 2019
    I'm Moshanty. Do You Love Me?

    I'm Moshanty. Do You Love Me?

    I'm Moshanty. Do You Love Me?

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    I'm Moshanty. Do You Love Me? is a musical profile of the late South Pacific recording artist and transgender activist Moses "Moshanty" Tau and member...

    I'm Moshanty. Do You Love Me?
  • 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 sa...

    Yu Ken Mekim
  • 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 communit...

    Picking up the Pieces: Bougainville
  • 2024
    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 raised in parts...

    My Name is Refugee
  • 1990
    The Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea

    The Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea

    The Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea

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    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. Magic...

    The Trobriand Islanders of Papua New Guinea
  • 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 challengin...

    Women of Papua New Guinea: Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
  • 2004
    Betelnut Bisnis

    Betelnut Bisnis

    Betelnut Bisnis

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    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 narcot...

    Betelnut Bisnis