Twenty-one years before achieving their independence, New Guineans were able to vote for a transitional form of representative democracy in 1964. Singular logistical problems - of language, and geography - had to be summited, and this film chronicles that process
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Collection
In ACMI's collection
Credits
Collection metadata
ACMI Identifier
502306
Language
English
Subject categories
Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea
Documentary → Documentary films - Australia
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Democracy
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Elections - Papua New Guinea
Economics, Philosophy, Politics, Religion & Sociology → Papua New Guinea - Politics and government
Educational & Instructional → Educational films
Sound/audio
Sound
Colour
Black and White
Holdings
16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)