Papua New Guinea Movies

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

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 heard the heartfelt sounds of George Telek and the Moab Stringband’s ‘Abebe’ (‘Butterfly Song’) on board a bus....

An anthropological documentary that gives voice to the Orokavia women in Papua New Guinea and shows their daily lives.

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 1977. The film records a broad cross-section of candidates who, without an extended media network at their dispo...

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 routine is broken, and one is left to bear it all. This film is a message about safety and family relationshi...

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 members of the LGBTQI community of Papua/New Guinea.

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.

Kabelbel follows a group of villagers as they are taught the art of canoe making and seafaring by clan elders. Intergenerational differences and a sense of social change emerge along the way, along with a profound sense of cultural pride. Shot entirely on the...

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 sacrifices women experience when deciding to do business. Rit Karre sold food on the streets of Goroka and now s...

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 crisis emerging as a mediator to promote peace and reconciliation. Now she leads the Nazarene Centre, assistin...

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 fishing out 400,000 tons of tuna each year. Today, this number is close to 4 million. And it comes at a high...

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 Rio Tinto's Panguna mine. He show the little businesses, the school, which teaches the children their Mothers...

For many people, the mention of Papua New Guinea will evoke images such as remote highlands cultures and tribal warriors; or perhaps tropical islands and palm fringed beaches, or it may bring to mind darker images of poverty, corruption and raskol violence. Bu...

Soanin Kilangit is determined to unite the people and attract international tourism through the revival of culture on Baluan Island in the South Pacific. He organizes the largest cultural festival ever held on the island, but some traditional leaders argue tha...

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 mine they don't want, the mine they shut down in 1989 by cutting down the power pylons, which supplied the mine...

In the Highlands of Papua New Guinea, tribal fighting is no longer practiced with bows, arrows, and wooden shields. Commissioned by the Jolika Collection of New Guinea Art, this film describes the loss of this cultural practice and follows a group of young men...

Before the 1970s, the Commonwealth Film Unit represented the people of PNG in a paternalistic way, as curiosities. The unit used pompous voice-overs telling viewers what they should believe. Les McLaren and Annie Stiven are two of a group of Australian filmmak...

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 Indonesia. This was done with only 1026 Papuans included in the Indonesian military-controlled UN referendum which w...

The film follows the Jayapura-based Persipura Football Club which captures the imagination of many Papuans and the broader Indonesian football community. The club is now a symbol of resistance, dignity and self-esteem of Papuan people despite the racism and di...

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 of West Papua distant from their families’ places of origin.