First Contact

Name: First Contact
Genre: Documentary
Released: 01 Oct 1982
Rating: 6.50
Cast: Michael Leahy, Daniel Leahy, James Leahy

First Contact is a 1983 documentary by Bob Connolly and Robin Anderson which recounts the discovery of a flourishing native population in the interior highlands of New Guinea in 1930 in what had been thought to be an uninhabited area. It is based on the book of the same name by the same authors. Inhabitants of the region and surviving members of the Leahy brothers' gold prospecting party recount their astonishment at this unforeseen meeting. The film includes still photographs taken by a member of the expedition and contemporary footage of the island's terrain. It was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature.

Genre: Documentary
Studio: Arundel Productions
Keyword: woman director
Cast: Michael Leahy, Daniel Leahy, James Leahy

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