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First Contact

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In this documentary, Robin Anderson recounts the amazing journey of the Leahy brothers, who, upon prospecting interior New Guinea for gold with a video camera in 1930, stumbled upon a primitive tribe that had never come into contact with modern civilization. Anderson interviews surviving members of the excursion and also of the tribe, who share their memories of first contact with the white men and the difficult transition that followed their first meeting.
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Robin Anderson

Director

Bob Connolly

Director

Richard Oxenburgh

Narrator

Robin Anderson

Producer

Bob Connolly

Producer

Dennis O'Rourke

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Synopsis In this documentary, Robin Anderson recounts the amazing journey of the Leahy brothers, who, upon prospecting interior New Guinea for gold with a video camera in 1930, stumbled upon a primitive tribe that had never come into contact with modern civilization. Anderson interviews surviving members of the excursion and also of the tribe, who share their memories of first contact with the white men and the difficult transition that followed their first meeting.
Director
Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly
Producer
Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly
Distributor
Filmmakers Library
Genre
Documentary
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Dec 7, 1983, Original
Runtime
58m