Alexander Sinclair (21 October 1918 – 3 May 1998) was an amateur filmmaker who lived in Papua New Guinea with his wife Evelyn Sinclair for approximately 20 years from 1959 onwards. They lived in Port Moresby for three years, followed by Goroka. He made home movies of life in Papua New Guinea and travels with Evelyn and their friends to the UK, the Netherlands, USA, Melbourne and Sydney throughout the 1960s and 1970s.
The collection of home movies, originally made on Super 8mm film, was donated to ACMI by their daughter Elizabeth Robbins.
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Collection
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Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
B2003504
Subject categories
Amateur & Student Films → Amateur films
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea - Description and travel
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea - Social life and customs
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Port Moresby (Papua New Guinea)
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Travel
History → Papua New Guinea - History
Measurements
Approx. 3.8 hours (3850 ft)
Object Types
Moving Image Collection
Materials
9 x large & 5 x small Super-8mm reels of home movie footage, labelled O/S & Pacific Island cruises, New Guinea, Ireland, "Messiah" etc