Papua New Guinea Movies
- 2025

Papa Buka
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Romila, Anand and guide Papa Buka journey through Papua New Guinea's remote villages, documenting WWII veterans' vivid memories of fighting against...
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- 2014

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...
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- 1996

Taking Pictures
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Before the 1970s, the Commonwealth Film Unit represented the people of PNG in a paternalistic way, as curiosities. The unit used pompous voice-overs...
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- 1980

Malangan Labadama: A Tribute to Buk-Buk
Malangan Labadama: A Tribute to Buk-Buk01980HD
For the people of Mandak region, New Ireland,the most dramatic and complex ceremonial events are those surrounding death. The creation and...
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- 1977

Yumi Yet
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Documents Independence Day of Papua New Guinea on September 16, 1975, comparing the pageantry of local celebrations with the official ceremony in the...
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- 2020

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...
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- 1970

Mussau: The First Song
Mussau: The First Song01970HD
In the 1930s, Taula Lovovoa, one of the first indigenous Seventh-day Adventist missionaries from Mussau Island, experiences transformation and...
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- 2025

Wounded Warriors
Wounded Warriors02025HD
A poignant exploration of one man’s journey to break the violent chains of intergenerational trauma.
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- 2026

Sukundimi Walks Before Me
Sukundimi Walks Before Me02026HD
When an enormous mine threatens the Sepik River, Papua New Guinean activist Manu Peni and his people launch an urgent mission to protect the...
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- 2004

Crâne iatmul - La Mort n'en saura rien
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For the Latmul of Papua-New-Guinea, the head is all the being substance. Therefore they conserve their cranes of their ancestors, which after being...
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- 1978

Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea
Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea6.21978HD
A companion to Yumi yet, O’Rourke and Kildea’s Ileksen (derived from the English 'election’) documents Papua New Guinea’s...
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- 2000

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...
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- 1991

Tinpis Run
Tinpis Run6.21991HD
A man encounters colorful characters while driving a taxi in Papua New Guinea.
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- 2023

Abebe – Butterfly Song
Abebe – Butterfly Song02023HD
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...
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- 2013

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.
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- 1984

Tupela Tingting
Tupela Tingting01984HD
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...
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- 2001

Breaking Bows and Arrows
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On the island of Bougainville in Papua New Guinea, victims and perpetrators are coming together in traditionally based reconciliation ceremonies...
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- 2014

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...
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- 1972

The Spirit World of Tidikawa
The Spirit World of Tidikawa01972HD
Filmed among the Bedamini people of the Great Papuan Plateau, this documentary focuses on Tidikawa, a spirit medium whose role is to communicate with...
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- 1987

Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya
Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya01987HD
Anthropological tourism in New Guinea. Ten days of immersion in Irian Jaya.
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