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First Contact

Audience Score
65
NR 58 minDocumentaryThe Highlands Trilogy PosterPart of The Highlands Trilogy
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First Contact is a 1983 documentary by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson which recounts the discovery of a flourishing native population in the interior highlands of New Guinea in 1930 in what had been thought to be an uninhabited area. It is based on the book of the same name by the same authors. Inhabitants of the region and surviving members of the Leahy brothers' gold prospecting party recount their astonishment at this unforeseen meeting. The film includes still photographs taken by a member of the expedition and contemporary footage of the island's terrain. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Movie Details

Original Language:English
Production Companies:Arundel Productions
Movie Tags:
woman director

The Highlands Trilogy

An astonishing documentary series which was filmed over a ten year period in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.