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First Contact starring Michael Leahy, Daniel Leahy, James Leahy has a Not Rated rating, a runtime of about 58 min, and a scheduled release date of .
It received a user score of 65/100 on TMDb, which collated reviews from 4 respected users.
Wondering what this story is all about? Here's the plot: "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."
'First Contact' is currently available to rent, purchase, or stream via subscription on Kanopy .
The Highlands Trilogy
An astonishing documentary series which was filmed over a ten year period in the highlands of Papua New Guinea.
