Ongka's Big Moka (1976)
- Directed by
- Charlie Nairn
- Genre
- documentary film
- Country
- United Kingdom
- Runtime
- 1h
- Elsewhere
- IMDb
The catalogue in 3D
The film shelves have a room of their own that you can walk around in. The cat behind the counter is the AI Catbot, and they pick real films from the same catalogue when you tell them what you feel like watching. Nothing is for sale, here or in there. Go in from here and this film is already out on the counter, with more like it waiting on the shelf next to it.
How it feels
This documentary follows a Papua New Guinean tribe as a leader prepares a massive gift-giving ceremony. It shows the social pressures and planning involved in the event.
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What happens
Ongka's Big Moka: The Kawelka of Papua New Guinea is a 1970s documentary film, part of Granada Television's Disappearing World Series which ran from 1969–1993. It was first aired in the UK on 11 December 1974, and was subsequently aired in the US in 1976. Andrew Strathern served as consulting anthropologist for the film. The Kawelka people, who speak the Melpa language, are depicted in the film. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)
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Native Earth (1946)- More like this film, on a shelf you can walk up to.It's the lit case on the top shelf.