Christ comes to the Papuans (0+)
France, 2001, 83 min.
Director: Thomas Balmes
Director: Thomas Balmes
The Huli tribe is one of the largest among 950 tribes of Papua New Guinea. They live in one of the most remote parts of the island and saw the first Whites, Methodist missionaries, arrive in 1955. We followed the last weeks preceding the baptism of old Huli warriors, led by their chief Ghini, who had just destroyed the ancestors house to build a church in its place to prepare their baptism.
AWARDS
Best documentary TSR, Visions du réel, Nyon
Thomas Balmes
Thomas Balmes
well-known French documentary filmmaker. He graduated from Institut Supérieur d’Etudes Cinématographiques in 1992. Being 23 years old he founded his own production company TBC Productions. He made films for TV channels and produced independent documentary projects. His initial projects included studies of filmmakers James Ivory and Michelangelo Antonioni.
FILMOGRAPHY
“Bosnia Hotel”, 1996; “Maharajah Burger”, 1997; The Gospel According to the Papuans, 1999; “Waiting For Jesus”, 2000; “Christ comes to the Papuans”, 2001; “A Decent Factory”, 2004; «Damages», 2005; “Babies”, 2010.
France, 2001, 83 min.
Director: Thomas Balmes
Director: Thomas Balmes
The Huli tribe is one of the largest among 950 tribes of Papua New Guinea. They live in one of the most remote parts of the island and saw the first Whites, Methodist missionaries, arrive in 1955. We followed the last weeks preceding the baptism of old Huli warriors, led by their chief Ghini, who had just destroyed the ancestors house to build a church in its place to prepare their baptism.
AWARDS
Best documentary TSR, Visions du réel, Nyon