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Films
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Directors
“Leach, Jerry”
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Series
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Year of production
“1974”
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Status
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Region
Melanesia
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Country
Papua New Guinea
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Keywords
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
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Political Activists
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Sport
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Directors
Kildea, Gary
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Leach, Jerry
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Series
not set
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Country of production
United Kingdom
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United States
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Year of production
1974
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Status
Film
Trobriand Cricket: An Ingenious Response to Colonialism
1974
50
‘
Directed by
Gary Kildea
Jerry Leach
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The film documents the transformation by the Trobriand Islanders of the game of cricket, first introduced by British missionaries into a highly distinctive political ritual. Shot in 1973-1974, shortly before the independence of Papua New Guinea, the film was made with the active co-operation of the Kabisawali Movement, a local political organisation.The film has been enthusiastically received by anthropologists, television audiences, film festivals and (most important, perhaps) by the Trobriand sponsors. However, much of the film’s political dimension is related to the way in which it was made, the type of co-operation between Trobriand sponsors and makers, and its role in Kabisawali propaganda, factors which are not explicitly part of the film’s content.
Melanesia
Sport
Colonialism / Postcolonialism
Political Activists