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Black Harvest (1992)

Black Harvest poster
Directed by
Robin Anderson
Genre
documentary film
Country
Australia
Runtime
1h 30m
Rating
7.2 of 10 from 6 voters
Elsewhere
IMDb

How it feels

A documentary about coffee farmers in Papua New Guinea and their struggles with the land and each other. It follows their daily lives over a year.

observationalimmersivegroundedearnestunvarnishedpatientseriousrestrained

What happens

Black Harvest is a 1992 Australian-Papua New Guinea documentary directed by Australians Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson. It is the third film in 'The Highlands Trilogy', concluding the series which includes the 1983 film First Contact and the 1989 film Joe Leahy's Neighbours. The film, made in association with The Institute of Papua New Guinea Studies with assistance from the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, was produced by Arundel Productions, which produced all the films in the Highland Trilogy. (from Wikipedia, CC BY-SA)

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