First Contact
1982 · 58 MIN · IMDB 7.7 · 291 VOTES · DIR. Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly
Overview
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.
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00:00:41 I was really young at that time, but already off breast milk.
00:01:39 That's why he shot him down.
00:11:47 We thought these white men ...
00:14:07 The escorters carried backpacks on their backs.
00:14:58 ... we asked ourselves: how should the excrements get out of there?
00:17:46 That's what I bought ...
00:20:25 Masta Mick said: If the savages bring food, then it's okay.
00:21:14 But shooting at men was allowed.
00:21:54 When I realized what the bullet had done to me ...
00:22:36 He shot one down in Bena.
00:25:03 Over there, Teatahan got killed.
00:31:38 My clan told me good things would come down from the sky.
00:33:05 He said: It's alright, it is only deliviring our supplies.
00:35:38 Like I do now.
00:36:29 ... and I ran straight back home.
00:39:46 This is me, with that big nose.
00:40:36 ... and I saw green and red houses ...
00:43:25 We knew nothing about money.
00:44:33 They were very rich and bought many more girls.
00:45:17 Then we saw they were human beings, having normal sexual organs.
00:46:03 He took photos of me ...
00:46:36 We hided them because of our shame.
00:47:23 ... and washed it in the river.