Papua New Guinea’s Most Expensive Film, ‘Mussau: The First Song,’ Wraps Shoot, Unveils First Looks (EXCLUSIVE)

Papua New Guinea’s Most Expensive Film, ‘Mussau: The First Song,’ Wraps Shoot, Unveils First Looks (EXCLUSIVE) hakkında magazin dünyasında yaşanan en son ayrıntılar ve sıcak gelişmeler netleşti. Nov 7, 2026 3:58pm PT Papua New Guinea’s Most Expensive Film, ‘Mussau: The First Song,’ Wraps Shoot, Unveils First Looks (EXCLUSIVE) Indian filmmaker Bijukumar Damodaran directs the $4.5 million period drama, shot on remote Mussau Island and in Goroka, which is eyeing a 2027 festival premiere. By Naman Ramachandran Plus Icon Naman Ramachandran Latest ‘Pokemon’ Anime Studio OLM Trains AI Coloring Tool on Just Three Frames in Japan Government-Backed Project 16 minutes ago ‘3 Body Problem’ Director Derek Tsang Boards DEA True-Crime Series ‘Group 41’ From Zhang Yimou’s ‘Shadow’ Producer Jonah Greenberg (EXCLUSIVE) 14 hours ago Stephen Chow Told Japan to Stop Aping Kung Fu, Says Boss of Film Fund Behind Kore-eda Hirokazu’s ‘Look Back’ 19 hours ago See All Add us as a Google Preferred Source Comments Papua New Guinea ’s most expensive film to date, the $4.5 million historical drama “ Mussau: The First Song ,” has wrapped principal photography after a 40-day shoot across two provinces.

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Filming took place on Mussau Island in New Ireland Province and in Goroka, in Eastern Highlands Province. PNG-based producer NAFA Productions celebrated the wrap at a Thanksgiving event in Port Moresby on Saturday.

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Government figures at the event included Belden Norman Namah, Minister for Arts, Culture and Tourism; Chief Secretary Ivan Pomaleu; and Chief Censor Jim Abani. Related Stories Taylor Swift’s ‘I Knew It, I Knew You’ and ‘La Bola Negra’s ‘La Nieve’ Among Nominees for Hollywood Music In Media Awards Indian director Bijukumar Damodaran , a three-time Indian National Film Award winner, is at the helm.

Parul Agrawal produces, and Noelene Taula Wunum is executive producer. Inspired by a true story and set in the 1930s, the film centers on Taula Livovoa, a young islander who walks away from tribal violence and takes up a faith that is new to him.

His choice sets off a sweeping social change that the producers rank among the South Pacific’s most remarkable. The dialogue is in six languages: Mussau, Emirau, Agarabi, Gadsup, Tok Pisin and English.

Some of them are indigenous languages with small numbers of speakers that are at risk of dying out. The producers present the film as a way to protect the country’s linguistic and cultural heritage and bring it to a global audience.

Much of the cast was drawn from the local community, and many are acting on screen for the first time. Some had never watched a film before.

Several roles are played by great-grandchildren of the real people whose lives inspired the story. Two British actors round out the ensemble.

Mussau Island has little infrastructure and patchy communications, which made the shoot hard to pull off. The 120-person crew, 20 of them technicians from India, spent 30 hours at sea crossing the Pacific to reach the island.

Temporary lodging and facilities were set up there. Islanders helped throughout, including on sequences shot in the sea at high tide.

The unit then moved on to Goroka to finish filming. “This has been one of the most challenging and rewarding journeys of my filmmaking career,” Damodaran said.

“The people of Mussau welcomed us into their lives, their culture and their history, and their contribution has been invaluable. Having descendants of the original historical figures portray some of these characters, alongside community members who had never seen a film before, made this journey even more profound.” Hilda Tanimia wrote the story.

The screenplay is by Jennifer Litau, who also served as t

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