Baruya Muka Archival

Man without Pigs

John Waiko is the first Papua New Guinea man to graduate with a PhD and be appointed a professor. He returns to the Binandere clan and his small villa

1990

Finding Amelia

In 1945, a group of Australian soldiers inadvertently stumbled across Amelia Earhart's downed airplane in the jungles of Papua New Guinea. Now, a team

2024

Attenborough's Paradise Birds

David Attenborough tells the remarkable story of how these " birds of paradise " have captivated explorers , naturalists, artists, filmmakers and even

2015

The Road to Home

The Road to Home (2015), tells the story of Benny Wenda, the Nobel Peace Prize nominated West Papuan independence leader, in his ongoing struggle to f

2015

Land of the Morning Star

The western half of the island of New Guinea has been known by many names including Netherlands New Guinea, West Papua, Irian Jaya and Papua. It is an

2003

Into the Jungle

Conservationists Jim and Jean Thomas braved the steamy jungles of Papua New Guinea to save a tree kangaroo from extinction and ended up providing wate

2018

Disaster Capitalism

A documentary that reveals the underbelly of the global aid and investment industry. It's a complex web of interests that span the earth from powerful

2018

Black Harvest

Joe Leahy is the half-caste son of one of the first explorers of the Papua New Guinean interior. The documentary explores his relationship with the tr

1992

The Dunsmore Devil Worshippers

A "documentary" on witchcraft, most notable for depicting a black mass in which a cockerel is sacrificed in order to initiate a newcomer into the cove

1971

Dead Birds

The film's title is borrowed from a Dani fable that Gardner recounts in voice-over. The Dani people, whom Gardner identifies mysteriously as "a mounta

1963

Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial

"Papua New Guinea: Anthropology on Trial" was a 1983 episode of the PBS science documentary series NOVA. It explored the field of anthropology, partic

1983

Eating With Cannibals

National Geographic joins author and explorer Piers Gibbon as he investigates one of mankind's ultimate taboos: cannibalism. Gibbon treks into the ra

2011

Power Meri

Power Meri follows Papua New Guinea's first national women's rugby league team, the PNG Orchids, on their journey to the 2017 World Cup in Australia.

2018

Along the Sepik

Set on the Upper Sepik River in New Guinea, this film records the day-to-day experiences of Kiap (one-man representative of the Australian government

1964

Birds from the Gods

A Japanese animal photographer, Tadashi Shimada, captures crucial photographs of wild birds in Oceania. This episode of Shimada filmed in high-definit

2004

Papua and Kalabahai, Weird Haunts of Strange People

This Traveltalk series short visits Papua and Kalabahai.

1933

With the Army

A report following the dramatic events of the Sandline affair, which resulted in the resignation of Papua New Guinea's Prime Minister, Sir Julius Chan

1997

Always Say Yes

Héctor travels from Hermosillo to Mexico City in the hopes of posing naked for photography collective Feral. His friend Carlos chooses not to go with

2019

Starry Eyes

A hopeful young starlet uncovers the ominous origins of the Hollywood elite and enters into a deadly agreement in exchange for fame and fortune.

2014

The Skulls II

After joining the Skulls, Ryan Sommers (Robin Dunne) is warned not to betray any secrets about the organization or its high-powered members. However,

2002