Joe Leahy's Neighbors
Brief Synopsis
Cast & Crew
Bob Connolly
Joe Leahy
Robin Anderson
Robin Anderson
Robin Anderson
Bob Connolly
Film Details
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Synopsis
Documentary profile of Joe Leahy's interactions with the Ganiga, a prominent highland tribe in Papua New Guinea. Leahy is the mixed-race, unacknowledged son of Michael Leahy, an Australian prospector who first explored the lush interior of Papua New Guinea during the 1930s; earlier explorers unexpectedly discovered a sizable indigenous population which had previously been unaware of the existence of white people.
Cast
Joe Leahy
Film Details
Technical Specs
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Miscellaneous Notes
Released in Australia April 13, 1989
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1989
Shown at Cannes Film Festival (market) May 18, 1989.
Shown at Margaret Mead Film Festival, New York City December 4-7, 1989.
Shown at New Directors/New Films series New York City March 30 & April 2, 1989.
Shown at San Francisco International Film Festival March 10, 14 & 17, 1989.
color
dialogue Pidgin and Temboka
subtitled
The second installment in a trilogy which also includes "First Contact" (Australia/1983) and "Black Harvest" (Australia/1991).
Released in United States Winter January 1, 1989
Released in Australia April 13, 1989
