Strange birds in paradise, a West Papuan story, a film by Charlie Hill-Smith
Type
Label
Strange birds in paradise, a West Papuan story, a film by Charlie Hill-Smith
Language
eng
Characteristic
videorecording
Intended audience
Censorship rating: M, recommended for mature audiences. Mature themes and violence
Main title
Strange birds in paradise
Medium
videorecording
Oclc number
715812502
Responsibility statement
a film by Charlie Hill-Smith
Runtime
75
Sub title
a West Papuan story
Summary
While the Indonesian army continues to dominate the indigenous inhabitants of West Papua, Hill-Smith records the fate of West Papuans against a backdrop of covert military violence. In the West Papuan highlands Hill-Smith - an Australian writer, cartoonist and comedian - hears stories of escape, oppression and exile and listens to the defiant songs of murdered musician and independence hero Arnold Ap. Together with friends Donny Roem, a recent exile, and Jacob Rumiak, a child soldier in the West Papuan resistance movement, Hill-Smith returns to Melbourne to record outlawed folksongs with renowned Australian musicologist David Bridie
Technique
live action
Classification
Contributor
Subject
Mapped to
Incoming Resources
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Outgoing Resources
- Classification1
- Contributor7
- Subject7
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