Documents the clash of two cultures that occurred in the 1930s when the people of the highlands of New Guinea encountered the first Europeans to enter their world - for an El Dorado. One of these Australians, Michael Leahy, took a movie camera with him, and so managed to capture on film the confrontation between one civilisation and the representatives of another.
On display until:
ACMI Viewing Booths
22 April 2019
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
015714
Language
English
Audience classifications
Mediatheque - all ages (ACMI classified)
PG
Subject categories
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Gold mines and mining
Agriculture, Business, Commerce & Industry → Industries - Papua New Guinea
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Explorers
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Leahy, Michael
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea - Exploring expeditions
Documentary
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Acculturation
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Culture conflict
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Leahy, Michael
Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Acculturation
History → Explorers
History → History
History → Leahy, Michael
History → Papua New Guinea - History
People → Leahy, Michael
Places → Papua New Guinea
Short films
Short films → Short films - Australia
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White and Colour
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)
VHS; Access Print (Section 1)
MOV file H264; NFSA Digital Access Copy
16mm film; Preservation Print (Section 5)
16mm film; Limited Access Print (Section 2)