A FILM BY DAVID FEDELE  (43mins) 2011

SYNOPSIS

Bikpela Bagarap (Big Damage) reveals the human face of logging in Papua New Guinea.

It is a tale of exploitation and broken promises, where local people are treated as second-rate citizens in their own country by Malaysian logging companies and corrupt politicians.

Customary landowners are forced into signing documents they don’t understand, for the promise of “development” – fresh water, health and education, but these essential services are rarely provided. Instead, their traditional hunting grounds are destroyed, waterways polluted, and their way of life ruined forever.

AWARDS

- WINNER “Audience Choice Award” - Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival 2012 – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia
- WINNER “Special Mention” at The Village Doc Film Festival 2012 – Milan, Italy
- FINALIST “Best Newcomer – ROSCAR Award” at the Wild Talk Africa Film Festival 2013 – South Africa
- FINALIST “Best Documentary Short” at the Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA) 2013 – U.S.A.

FILM FESTIVALS - OFFICIAL SELECTION

- Agitprop International Film Festival on Peoples’ Struggles – Manila, the Philippines (July 2011)
- Portobello Film Festival – London, United Kingdom (September 2011)
- Docubazaar Independent Documentary Film Festival – Ljubljana, Slovenia (September 2011)
- ânûû-rû âboro (a man’s shadow) Film Festival – Pwêêdi Wiimîâ, New Caledonia (October 2011)
- Papua New Guinea Human Rights Film Festival – Port Moresby, Papua New Guinea (December 2011)

- Steps International Film Festival – Kharkov, Ukraine (March 2012)
- Cinema Planeta – Cuernavaca, Morelos, Mexico (April 2012)
- Barents Ecology Film Festival – Petrozavodsk, Russia (April 2012)
- Addis International Film Festival – Addis Ababa, Ethiopia (May 2012)
- Reel Earth Environmental Film Festival – Palmerston North, New Zealand (May 2012)
- The Village Doc Festival – Milan, Italy (May 2012)
- Cinemambiente Environmental Film Festival – Torino, Italy (June 2012)
- Scinema Festival of Science Film – Australia (July 2012)
- Mastalu International Nature Film Festival – Lihula, Estonia (September 2012)
- Montreal International Black Film Festival – Montreal, Canada (September 2012)
- Freedom Film Festival – Sarawak, Malaysia (October 2012)
- Kuala Lumpur Eco Film Festival – Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (October 2012)
- Terra Di Tutti Film Festival – Bologna, Italy (October 2012)
- Tutti Nello Stesso Piatto International Festival – Trento, Italy (November 2012)
- FICAMS Environmental Film Festival – Punta Arenas, Chile (November 2012)
- Wildlife Vaasa International Nature Film Festival – Vaasa, Finland (November 2012)
- Social Change Film Festival and Conference – New Orleans, U.S.A. (November/December 2012)
- Cinema Politica – Montreal, Quebec, Canada (Various 2012)
- FICIP Argentinian International Political Film Festival – Buenos Aires, Argentina (March 2013)
- Terra Film Festival – Guadeloupe (April 2013)
- Aljazeera International Documentary Film Festival – Doha, Qatar (April 2013)
- Festival Delle Terre – Rome, Italy (May 2013)
- Kopin Environmental Film Festival – Malta (May 2013)
- Social Impact Media Awards (SIMA) – U.S.A. (May 2013)
- Forests of the World and their Residents – Poland (June 2013)
- Wild Talk Africa Film Festival – South Africa (July 2013)
- FIFI Film Festival – France (September 2013)

- Tinai Eco Film Festival - India (February 2014)

- SembrandoCine - Lima, Peru (June 2014)

- Festival of Migrant Film - Ljubljana, Slovenia (June 2014)
- Dakar Vert Environmental Film Festival – Dakar, Senegal (June 2015)

- Travelers and Backpack Journalists Festival – Ljubljana, Slovenia (September 2015)

- Kolkata International Wildlife and Environment Film Festival – Kolkata, India (October 2015)

- BIFED International Festival of Ecological Documentary – Bozcaada, Turkey (October 2015)

- Afghanistan Human Rights Film Festival – Kabul, Afghanistan (December 2015)

TELEVISION BROADCAST

- New Caledonia National Television (NCTV) - 17th July 2016
- Australian National Television (NITV) - 24th & 25th March 2014, 19th & 20th January 2015,
  28th September 2016
- New Zealand Regional Television (FACE Television – Auckland), August 2013
- Papua New Guinea National Television (EMTV), 16th December 2012 & various subsequent broadcasts
- Australian Television (Channel 31 – Melbourne), 27th February 2012
- Papua New Guinea National Television (KUNDU 2), 22nd May 2012 & various subsequent broadcasts

OTHER SCREENINGS

- World Forum on Access to Land and Natural Resources - Valencia, Spain (April 2016)
- Pacific Islands Society of the UK and Ireland – London, United Kingdom (June 2013)
- Infocycle BTC (Belgian Development Agency) – Brussels, Belgium (June 2013)
- 2013 SSGM Pacific Research Colloquium – Canberra, Australia (February 2013)

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STATEMENT BY BIKPELA BAGARAP FILMMMAKER- DAVID FEDELE

I have decided to make BIKPELA BAGARAP (Big Damage) freely available to watch online, to ensure that as many people as possible get the opportunity to watch and share the film.

If you appreciate the film, and are financially able to contribute in some way, I encourage you to do so via the DONATE button below, or by purchasing a DVD. Your support will allow me to remain independent, and help me to continue to make films and cover stories that the mainstream media doesn’t pay nearly enough attention to, as well as assisting me to distribute BIKPELA BAGARAP and my other films.

Many thanks for your support.

ORIGINAL VERSION (Director’s Cut) - 43mins

SHORTER VERSION - 24mins