With Bernadette in Papua New Guinea

Focuses n the life of a young girl living in a village in Papua-New Guinea. Shows the customs of the people living the village, the schooling system, the working of garden plots, and the communal effort of the villagers constructing buildings such as an extension for the school.

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Credits

director

David Springbett

co-producer

David Springbett

Heather MacAndrew

production company

Asterisk Film and Videotape Productions

Duration

00:14:45:00

Production places

Canada

Production dates

1981

Collection metadata

ACMI Identifier

507768

Language

English

Subject categories

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea

Anthropology, Ethnology, Exploration & Travel → Papua New Guinea - Social life and customs

Family, Gender Identity, Relationships & Sexuality → Childhood

Places → Papua New Guinea

Short films

Short films → Short films - Canada

Sound/audio

Sound

Colour

Holdings

16mm film; Access Print (Section 1)

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Canada, 1981

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