Cinema Pasifika Hans Up! Buai O Laip Bilong Yu! (Hands Up! Your Betel Nut or Your Life!)
In this second episode from Papua New Guinea, “Hands Up! Your Betel Nut or Your Life!” a pair of inept raskols (criminals) from Port Moresby have a run in with a local buai (betel nut) seller. In the accompanying interview co-writer and producer, Emmanuel Narokobi, talks about his experiences making this hilarious short film and his serious dreams for reviving the narrative film and television industry in Papua New Guinea.
A series of five half hour programmes, showcasing short films from the Pacific Islands region. This series celebrates a range of diverse and unique cinematic voices and each of the short films are followed by short interviews with filmmakers about their creative inspirations, influences and their plans for the future.
Primary Title
- Cinema Pasifika
Episode Title
- Hans Up! Buai O Laip Bilong Yu! (Hands Up! Your Betel Nut or Your Life!)
Date Broadcast
- Thursday 28 January 2016
Start Time
- 22 : 30
Finish Time
- 23 : 00
Duration
- 30:00
Series
- 1
Episode
- 2
Channel
- Australia Plus
Broadcaster
- Australian Broadcasting Corporation
Programme Description
- A series of five half hour programmes, showcasing short films from the Pacific Islands region. This series celebrates a range of diverse and unique cinematic voices and each of the short films are followed by short interviews with filmmakers about their creative inspirations, influences and their plans for the future.
Episode Description
- In this second episode from Papua New Guinea, “Hands Up! Your Betel Nut or Your Life!” a pair of inept raskols (criminals) from Port Moresby have a run in with a local buai (betel nut) seller. In the accompanying interview co-writer and producer, Emmanuel Narokobi, talks about his experiences making this hilarious short film and his serious dreams for reviving the narrative film and television industry in Papua New Guinea.
Owning Collection
- Chapman Archive
Broadcast Platform
- Television
Live Broadcast
- No
Subjects
- Motion pictures--Islands of the Pacific
- Short films--Production and direction
- Papua New Guinea--Social life and customs--Drama
- Independent filmmakers--Papua New Guinea
Genres
- Interview
Hosts
- Clement Paligaru (Host)
Contributors
- Steve Menzies (Producer)
- Laisiasa Dave Lavaki (Editor)
- Meli Tuqota (Titlist)
- Rako Pasefika (Composer)
- Flinch Marketing (Production Unit)
- The Secretariat of the Pacific Community (Funder)
- Commonwealth Writers (Funder)
- Emmanuel Narokobi (Filmmaker)
Subjects
- Motion pictures--Islands of the Pacific
- Short films--Production and direction
- Papua New Guinea--Social life and customs--Drama
- Independent filmmakers--Papua New Guinea