Pacific Island Movies

  • 1944
    The Fighting Seabees

    The Fighting Seabees

    The Fighting Seabees

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    Construction workers in World War II in the Pacific are needed to build military sites, but the work is dangerous and they doubt the ability of the...

    The Fighting Seabees
  • 1957
    Don't Go Near the Water

    Don't Go Near the Water

    Don't Go Near the Water

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    Madison Avenue-trained Navy men handle public relations on a South Pacific island during World War II.

    Don't Go Near the Water
  • 1945
    In the Aleutians

    In the Aleutians

    In the Aleutians

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    A humourous look at the Aleutian Islands and their strategic value.

    In the Aleutians
  • 2017
    Voice of the Islands

    Voice of the Islands

    Voice of the Islands

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    A behind-the-scenes look at the creation of Walt Disney Animation Studios' MOANA, as aided by the Oceanic Story Trust.

    Voice of the Islands
  • 1952
    Love Island

    Love Island

    Love Island

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    US-Navy pilot Lt. Richard Tabor crash-lands on a south Pacific isle called Love Island in English. Richard befriends the Balinese beauty Sarna. The...

    Love Island
  • 2013
    River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

    River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

    River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand

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    James Nesbitt moved to New Zealand in 2011 when he landed the role of Bofur in Peter Jackson's Hobbit trilogy, but he says the country remains...

    River Deep, Mountain High: James Nesbitt in New Zealand
  • 2019
    Like a Mighty Wave

    Like a Mighty Wave

    Like a Mighty Wave

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    On Wednesday, July 17th 2019, a heavily armed police force arrested 36 Native Hawaiian kūpuna peacefully protecting Maunakea from desecration....

    Like a Mighty Wave
  • 2019
    Vai

    Vai

    Vai

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    Coming of age as an Indigenous woman on the South Pacific Islands is a process full of change. Every island may be different but they are connected...

    Vai
  • 2018
    Anote's Ark

    Anote's Ark

    Anote's Ark

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    How does a nation survive being swallowed by the sea? Kiribati, on a low-lying Pacific atoll, will disappear within decades due to rising sea levels,...

    Anote's Ark
  • 1940
    Suva: 'Pride of Fiji'

    Suva: 'Pride of Fiji'

    Suva: 'Pride of Fiji'

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    James A. FitzPatrick takes a tour of the Fiji Islands. The short depicts the different types of natives that inhabit the islands, and shows villages...

    Suva: 'Pride of Fiji'
  • 1993
    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation

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    This hour-long documentary is a provocative look at a historical event of which few Americans are aware. In mid-January, 1893, armed troops from the...

    Act of War: The Overthrow of the Hawaiian Nation
  • 2005
    Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

    Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

    Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege

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    Although the mountain volcano Mauna Kea last erupted around 4,000 years ago, it is still hot today, the center of a burning controversy over whether...

    Mauna Kea: Temple Under Siege
  • 2012
    Welcome to Kiribati

    Welcome to Kiribati

    Welcome to Kiribati

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    A oneminutesjr. workshop held in June 2012 in The Republic of Kiribati.

    Welcome to Kiribati
  • 2015
    Islet

    Islet

    Islet

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    Caught looking at naughty magazines, a thirteen-year-old boy must now navigate through the torments of his ultra conservative South Pacific island...

    Islet
  • 2014
    Waiting for John

    Waiting for John

    Waiting for John

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    If you had never heard of an airplane, would you think it was a miracle when one arrived? Waiting for John tells the story of America's incredible...

    Waiting for John
  • 2015
    Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades

    Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades

    Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades

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    For the men who fought perhaps the fiercest battle of WWII, seventy years have passed. But the memories of those 36 bloody days on Iwo Jima have not....

    Iwo Jima: From Combat to Comrades
  • 1958
    Raw Wind in Eden

    Raw Wind in Eden

    Raw Wind in Eden

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    Passengers struggle to survive after their plane crashes on a remote island. Director Richard Wilson's 1958 drama stars Esther Williams, Jeff...

    Raw Wind in Eden
  • 1935
    Pitcairn Island Today

    Pitcairn Island Today

    Pitcairn Island Today

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    This visit to Pitcairn Island in the South Pacific Ocean shows that life for the residents has changed little in the years since Fletcher Christian...

    Pitcairn Island Today
  • 2010
    Kiribati: The President's Dilemma

    Kiribati: The President's Dilemma

    Kiribati: The President's Dilemma

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    The Pacific islands of Kiribati were among the last places to be colonized by humans. But now, because of rising sea levels, they may be among the...

    Kiribati: The President's Dilemma
  • 2010
    Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

    Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

    Papa Mau: The Wayfinder

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    A documentary that takes a retrospective look at the influence of Mau Piailug, a native from the tiny Micronesian atoll of Satawal, in reviving the...

    Papa Mau: The Wayfinder