Papua New Guinea Movies

  • 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 h...

    Abebe – Butterfly Song
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2014
    Kabelbel

    Kabelbel

    Kabelbel

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    Kabelbel follows a group of villagers as they are taught the art of canoe making and seafaring by clan elders. Intergenerational differences and a sen...

    Kabelbel
  • 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?
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2009
    Moresby Modern

    Moresby Modern

    Moresby Modern

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

    Moresby Modern
  • 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
  • 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
  • 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
  • 2011
    Unity Through Culture

    Unity Through Culture

    Unity Through Culture

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    Soanin Kilangit is determined to unite the people and attract international tourism through the revival of culture on Baluan Island in the South Pacif...

    Unity Through Culture
  • 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
  • 2008
    Panguna Mine Dilemma

    Panguna Mine Dilemma

    Panguna Mine Dilemma

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    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 mi...

    Panguna Mine Dilemma
  • 2024
    Pepera 1969 A Democratic Integration?

    Pepera 1969 A Democratic Integration?

    Pepera 1969 A Democratic Integration?

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

    Pepera 1969 A Democratic Integration?
  • 2024
    Black Pearl and General of the Field

    Black Pearl and General of the Field

    Black Pearl and General of the Field

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    The film follows the Jayapura-based Persipura Football Club which captures the imagination of many Papuans and the broader Indonesian football communi...

    Black Pearl and General of the Field
  • 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
  • 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