Tonten's Journey (1974)

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.

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.

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

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.

Una mujer y su hermano vuelan a Nueva Guinea en busca de una expedición perdida, que estaba comandada por el marido de la mujer. La pista del eminente antropólogo Henry Stevenson se pierde en las selvas de Nueva Guinea. Su esposa y unos acompañantes sin escrúpulos tratarán de encontrarle aunque para ello tengan que lidiar con todo tipo de salvajes dados a la antropofagia.

Una sección de soldados australianos ha sido enviada a patrullar la senda de Kokoda – una crítica línea que separa a Australia de la invasión. Después de ser bombardeados por los japoneses, los hombres quedan sin abastecimiento. Aislados en la jungla tras las líneas enemigas, deberán reagruparse con el resto de las tropas australianas a través de una de las regiones más inhóspitas de la tierra. Inspirada en la historia real de Kokoda, esta película evoca la terrorífica y visceral realidad de la guerra y devastadores efectos en la humanidad.

Sheila se traslada a Nueva Guinea en busca de su hermana desaparecida. Allí contrata a un mercenario, Mark, para que le ayude a buscarla. Juntos emprenden una arriesgada aventura ya que el campamento donde supuestamente está su hermana está rodeado de tribus caníbales...

Living in the depths of the New Guinea rainforest are the spectacular birds of paradise - creatures so beautiful that the first Europeans believed they must have fallen from heaven. Filming their bizarre courtship displays is the Holy Grail of wildlife film makers: some perform like iridescent acrobats, others make hypnotic pulsing sounds as they quiver and vibrate.

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.

Living in the depths of the New Guinean Rainforest are birds of unimaginable color and beauty. When Europeans first saw the plumes of these fabulous creatures in the sixteenth century they believed they must be from heaven and called them Birds of Paradise. The people of New Guinea make even greater claims. They say the birds possess supernatural powers and magic. But to find these birds in New Guinea is one of the toughest assignments and to witness their extraordinary mating displays is even tougher. David Attenborough introduces a young team of New Guinean scientists on a grueling expedition to find and film these Birds of Paradise; the holy grail of wildlife filmmakers.

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.

Pinky Scariano, Allan Ross, and Frankie Davis all join the Army Air Forces with hopes of becoming pilots. In training, they meet and become pals with Bobby Grills and Irving Miller, and the five struggle through the rigid training and grueling tests involved in becoming pilots. Not all of them succeed, and tragedy awaits for some.

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.

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.

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.

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

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

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.