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Titles tagged with ‘development’

4 titles - sorted alphabetically or by year

Jungle Road sponsored film – c1963

While the film is patronising in its approach, it promotes the army’s work as vitally contributing to preparations for Papua New Guinea’s eventual independence.

Mparntwe Sacred Sites documentary – 2004

This documentary about Mparntwe (Alice Springs) provides a history of the region and the journey of the ancestral beings that gave Mparntwe its form.

The Origin of Oil sponsored film – c1923

Made for the Shell Company of Australia, this industrial documentary traces the path of oil from its initial extraction to the petroleum relied on by consumers.

Two Men of Fiji documentary – 1959

Issues of representation, colonialism and portrayals of culture all bubble under the surface in this story of two young men who leave their village for Suva.