Tukana - Husait i Asua? (1984)

Un grupo de submarinistas, encabezado por un padre y un hijo, realiza una expedición a la cueva más grande e inaccesible del mundo. A causa de una tormenta tropical, tendrán que enfrentarse a numerosos peligros, mientras buscan una ruta que les permita salir y salvar sus vidas.

Un relato más o menos verdadero de las aventuras marítimas que la futura estrella de Hollywood Errol Flynn vivió a principios de los años treinta, navegando desde Australia hasta Papúa en busca de oro, en compañía de su mejor amigo Rex, un excontrabandista canadiense; Dook, un hábil caballero inglés; y Charlie, un viejo marinero gruñón.

James Krippendorf (Richard Dreyfuss) es un antropólogo en apuros. Tendría que haber estado estudiando durante dos años el comportamiento de una tribu desconocida de Nueva Guinea, pero el dinero de la beca lo ha invertido en sus problemáticos hijos. Ahora, sus superiores le exigen que rinda cuentas de sus investigaciones. Lo único que se le ocurre es recurrir a sus hijos para que den vida a una tribu inexistente.

Hacia 1991, durante los primeros compases de la guerra civil que asoló la remota isla de Bougainville (Papúa Nueva Guinea), el señor Watts (Hugh Laurie), un excéntrico hombre blanco, decide reabrir las puertas de la escuela y ejercer de maestro. Su método es combinar la lectura en voz alta de capítulos de Grandes esperanzas, su novela favorita de Charles Dickens, con la intervención de las gentes del pueblo que quieran compartir consejos prácticos acerca de cómo sobrevivir en su entorno. De esta forma, el improvisado maestro logra atrapar el interés de sus jóvenes alumnos, cautivados por las aventuras y desventuras de Pip, el joven huérfano protagonista de la novela de Dickens.

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

Lisa se ve frustrada al comprobar que Tom, el hombre casado con el que tiene una aventura, decide abandonarla para salvar su matrimonio. Entonces, Lisa decide recurrir a un exnovio para darle un escarmiento, pero todo se complica y lo único que consigue es que su ex-amante se aleja aún más de ella. Mientras tanto, la mujer de Tom, que nunca había dudado de su fidelidad, empieza a sospechar de su esposo...

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 nations and multinational corporations to tribal and village leaders. This documentary offers unique insights into a multi-billion dollar world by investigating how aid dollars are spent.

Ambientada durante la II Guerra Mundial, tras el bombardeo japonés de Pearl Harbour, "In a Savage Land" narra la historia de un pareja de científicos recién casados que decide irse de Australia a las Islas Tobriand, en Papúa Nueva Guinea, con objeto de estudiar el comportamiento sexual de los habitantes de aquellas islas. Ella es una ambiciosa doctora, y su marido un famoso antropólogo que espera volver a destacar en su profesión. Pero pronto surgen los problemas. El doctor trata a Evelyn como una estudiante sin experiencia. Entonces aparece Mick, un traficante de perlas que explota a los nativos- pero por el que Evelyn se siente rápidamente atraída.

Tells the story of a university drop out who returns to his village in Buka Passage, Bougainville. He drifts into rootlessness among bad companions, becoming progressively alienated from his parents and village life, with tragic results.

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 extraordinary place where snow-capped mountains drain into massive rivers and 250 languages are spoken. For centuries, the world has jostled for control of this rugged, isolated region, with its abundant natural resources and strategic position. Through eyewitness accounts and rare archival film, this fascinating documentary paints a picture that is intimate in detail but epic in scope. It is a sweeping saga of colonial ambitions, cold war sellouts and fervent nationalism, which highlights the role of players such as Australia and the UN at crucial points.

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 tribes that work his coffee plantation and explores what happens when the coffee market situation becomes more difficult.

Aliko & Ambai is a feature film about two young women facing the challenges of growing up in the beautiful Eastern Highlands of Papua New Guinea. The challenges are significant: tribal conflict, poverty, bullying, domestic violence,and forced marriage. Aliko struggles to complete her education and Ambai searches to escape her abusive home and reunite with her biological father. They navigate the many obstacles in their lives and endeavour to build brighter futures for themselves, supported by the strength of friendship.

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 mountain people," believe that there was once a great race between a bird and a snake, which was to determine the lives of human beings. Should men shed their skins and live forever like snakes, or die like birds? The bird won the race, dictating that man must die. The film's plot revolves around two characters, Weyak and Pua. Weyak is a warrior who guards the frontier between the land of his tribe and that of the neighboring tribe. Pua is a young boy whom Gardner depicts as weak and inept.

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

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 village of Tabara in the Northern Province of PNG. Once there, he has to organise a celebration for his achievements with his family’s help. Since he has been away for most of his life, he has no recognised wealth in the village (the pigs used for gift giving), nor a network of supporters or knowledge of the preparation and rituals for having such a celebration. He wants the event to happen quickly but that’s not the way it works in Tabara. Man without pigs focuses on the antagonism aroused by the clash between traditional customs and Western values in this remote PNG community.

National Geographic joins author and explorer Piers Gibbon as he investigates one of mankind's ultimate taboos: cannibalism. Gibbon treks into the rain forest of Papua New Guinea to find tribe members who ate human flesh. And, meets the members of the once-feared Biami tribe to witness their ritual techniques.

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 free his people from Indonesian colonial rule. Since his dramatic escape from an Indonesian prison in 2002, where he was held in isolation and tortured as a political prisoner, Benny has been an unceasing crusader on the international scene, campaigning to bring about an end to the suffering of his people at the hands Indonesia's brutal colonial regime. Granted political asylum in the UK, Wenda's freedom of movement was restricted in 2011 when, at the behest of the Indonesian government, Interpol issued a 'red notice' putting him at extreme risk of extradition should he travel.

This Traveltalk series short visits Papua and Kalabahai.

Melissa and Jonathan are worlds apart and when they meet, Jonathan's controversial ideas mean their conversations erupt in a fiery clash of minds.

This is a film about a Naval Air Corps Director who hates the war. Director Honda uses this film to ask the question "What is war?", showing the human bonds between Japan and America, Japanese military tactics which had little regard for life, and the attitude of Japanese military personnel who treated their actions as if they were just doing a job. This film contains few battle scenes, concentrating instead on the love stories of young officers and female members of the community in this lonely air base.