Papua New Guinea Movies

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...

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

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

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

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

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

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

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...

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

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....

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

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...

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

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...

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

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...

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

A study of life on remote Nukumanu Atoll, a Polynesian outlier of Papua New Guinea. Traditional culture has survived, but over-population and...

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

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...