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Jungle
River Documentary - Update 6/7/05
The PNG National Film Institute has
recently granted Kristus Center permission to film the Jungle
River documentary in Madang Province, PNG. Jungle River is
a 60-minute documentary that will explore the changing relationships
between health, biodiversity, and spirituality as experienced
by the tribal people inhabiting the tropical rainforests of
the Gogol River valley in Madang Province, Papua New Guinea.
This documentary will educate the public about the needs of
culturally threatened tribal communities in Papua New Guinea
and will be shown to potential donors for fundraising.
A series of questions therefore
underlies Jungle River. What are the relationships between
culture change, nutrition, biodiversity and spirituality
as experienced by the tribal people of the Trans-Gogol valley?
How are these relationships traced through historical and
contemporary context? How do local perceptions of nutrition,
the environment and the body enhance or hinder responses
to sickness and health? What role does spirituality play?
What impact does Christianity have? What efforts ought to
be explored to promote holistic community development in
ways that integrate health and spirituality? What can be
done to help the people of the Trans-Gogol valley create
a more hopeful future?
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