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The film starts with it being about John Waiko who is the first ever Papua New Guinean to reach the status of professor, so we as the viewer get to observe much of their celebration, and how this culture handles success and good times in general. So, as the film goes on, the focus becomes less and less about Professor John Waiko and his family and moreso about the other people in the village, and how they are handling this.

Synopsis

The film opens with a scene of Professor Waiko accepting his honors as the first of his people to achieve a pHD and immediately cuts to celebratory dances being performed by his village in response to this incredible occasion. These celebrations are continued until about 00:08:30 where Professor Waiko announces that he needs volunteers to help him pick up several bags of rice and canned food. Then, for the next ten minutes, the film observes the villages numerous preparations that they make for the big ceremony for Professor Waiko's celebration. Here, Professor Waiko also speaks to a neighboring village in order to help bring them some knowledge and items from the western world in order to make both village's lives better. Continuing on, more preparations are done in order to have the feats until about 50 minutes in, where the feast begins. At about 52 minutes in a fight breaks loose, and Professor Waiko steps in and takes the limelight in order to state that he simply wants peace so that he may continue his feast in a joyous atmosphere. The closing sequence of the film is of one of the elders giving a speech to the rest of the village near the end of Professor Waiko's feast, stating that if the outsiders wish for them to develop, they will develop at their own pace, without intervention, and thus, outright refusing the lumber companies from stepping foot onto their land ever again.

Background

This film actually ties into some of the national level politics that Papua New Guinea is actually going through. For example, the center of attention in the film, Professor John Waiko, is the first person in all of Papua New Guinea to reach the status of professor. While a monumental occasion, the vast public remains uneducated.

Production

Works Cited

Owen, Chris, Man Without Pigs, 1990, Paupa New Guinea, Documentary Educational Resources. 60 minutes, https://video-alexanderstreet-com.proxy.libraries.rutgers.edu/watch/man-without-pigs/details?context=channel:documentary-educational-resources-der

Narokobi, Emmanuel, Man Without Pigs, https://masalai.wordpress.com/2009/07/11/man-without-pigs/

Fiske, Pat, Curator's notes Man Without Pigs, Australia, Australian Screen, https://aso.gov.au/titles/documentaries/man-without-pigs/notes/

Hayward-Jones, Jenny, The future of Papua New Guinea: Old challenges for new leaders, https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep10191?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=papua+new+guinea&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dpapua%2Bnew%2Bguinea%26acc%3Doff%26wc%3Don%26fc%3Doff%26group%3Dnone%26cty_research_report_facet%3DcmVzZWFyY2hfcmVwb3J0&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_solr_cloud%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Af44bcef3fabce3e6a0efe1d330b4e29b&seq=5#metadata_info_tab_contents

May, Ronald, Improving development and respecting sovereignty: Australia and Papua New Guinea, https://www.jstor.org/stable/resrep03906?Search=yes&resultItemClick=true&searchText=papua+new+guinea&searchUri=%2Faction%2FdoBasicSearch%3FQuery%3Dpapua%2Bnew%2Bguinea%26acc%3Doff%26wc%3Don%26fc%3Doff%26group%3Dnone%26cty_research_report_facet%3DcmVzZWFyY2hfcmVwb3J0&ab_segments=0%2Fbasic_search_solr_cloud%2Fcontrol&refreqid=fastly-default%3Af44bcef3fabce3e6a0efe1d330b4e29b&seq=4#metadata_info_tab_contents