Big Damage

General Information

Original Title
Bikpela Bagarap
Author/Creator
Fedele, David, director
Language
Creoles and Pidgins, English-based (Other), English.
Subtitles
English
Published
Australia: 2011.
Physical Description
DVD (51 min.)

Contents/Summary

Summary
The film follows the human face of logging in Papua New Guinea. It is a tale of exploitation and broken promises in Papua New Guinea where local people are treated as second-class citizens in their own country by Malaysian logging companies and corrupt politicians. Customary landowners are forced into signing documents they don’t understand, for the promise of “development”, fresh water, health and education, but these essential services are rarely provided. Instead, their traditional hunting grounds are destroyed, waterways are polluted, and their way of life is ruined forever.

Subjects

Genre
Documentary films

Bibliographic Information

Title Translation
Big Damage
Library Special Collection
Verzio Film Festival Submission

Holdings

Item Type Current Location Collection Call Number Volume Info Shelving Location Public Note
DVD-ROMOSA Film LibraryOSA Film LibraryFL Record 5147Audio Visual-