Papua New Guinea Movies

  • 2025
    Papa Buka

    Papa Buka

    Papa Buka

    02025HD

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

    Papa Buka
  • 2014
    Kabelbel

    Kabelbel

    Kabelbel

    02014HD

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

    Kabelbel
  • 1996
    Taking Pictures

    Taking Pictures

    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...

    Taking Pictures
  • 1980
    Malangan Labadama: A Tribute to Buk-Buk

    Malangan Labadama: A Tribute to Buk-Buk

    Malangan Labadama: A Tribute to Buk-Buk

    01980HD

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

    Malangan Labadama: A Tribute to Buk-Buk
  • 1977
    Yumi Yet

    Yumi Yet

    Yumi Yet

    5.51977HD

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

    Yumi Yet
  • 2020
    Daddy

    Daddy

    Daddy

    62020HD

    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...

    Daddy
  • 1970
    Mussau: The First Song

    Mussau: The First Song

    Mussau: The First Song

    01970HD

    In the 1930s, Taula Lovovoa, one of the first indigenous Seventh-day Adventist missionaries from Mussau Island, experiences transformation and...

    Mussau: The First Song
  • 2025
    Wounded Warriors

    Wounded Warriors

    Wounded Warriors

    02025HD

    A poignant exploration of one man’s journey to break the violent chains of intergenerational trauma.

    Wounded Warriors
  • 2026
    Sukundimi Walks Before Me

    Sukundimi Walks Before Me

    Sukundimi Walks Before Me

    02026HD

    When an enormous mine threatens the Sepik River, Papua New Guinean activist Manu Peni and his people launch an urgent mission to protect the...

    Sukundimi Walks Before Me
  • 2004
    Crâne iatmul - La Mort n'en saura rien

    Crâne iatmul - La Mort n'en saura rien

    Crâne iatmul - La Mort n'en saura rien

    02004HD

    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...

    Crâne iatmul - La Mort n'en saura rien
  • 1978
    Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea

    Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea

    Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea

    6.21978HD

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

    Ileksen: Politics in Papua New Guinea
  • 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...

    Bridewealth for a Goddess
  • 1991
    Tinpis Run

    Tinpis Run

    Tinpis Run

    6.21991HD

    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

    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...

    Abebe – Butterfly Song
  • 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

    01984HD

    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
  • 2001
    Breaking Bows and Arrows

    Breaking Bows and Arrows

    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...

    Breaking Bows and Arrows
  • 2014
    Yu Ken Mekim

    Yu Ken Mekim

    Yu Ken Mekim

    02014HD

    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...

    Yu Ken Mekim
  • 1972
    The Spirit World of Tidikawa

    The Spirit World of Tidikawa

    The Spirit World of Tidikawa

    01972HD

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

    The Spirit World of Tidikawa
  • 1987
    Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya

    Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya

    Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya

    01987HD

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

    Among the Papoo of Irian Jaya