Papua New Guinea Movies

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

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

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.

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...

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...

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

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....

For the people of Mandak region, New Ireland,the most dramatic and complex ceremonial events are those surrounding death. The creation and...

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

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

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...

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

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

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

Before the 1970s, the Commonwealth Film Unit represented the people of PNG in a paternalistic way, as curiosities. The unit used pompous voice-overs...

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...

Documents Independence Day of Papua New Guinea on September 16, 1975, comparing the pageantry of local celebrations with the official ceremony in the...

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...

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