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Oh What a Blow that Phantom Gave Me! - Edmund Carpenter
Oh What a Blow that Phantom Gave Me! - Edmund Carpenter

OH WHAT A BLOW THAT PHANTOM GAVE ME! - EDMUND CARPENTER

Directed by John M. Bishop, Harald Prins
United States, 2003
Documentary

Synopsis

This film takes its title from a book written by filmmaker Edmund Carpenter in 1972 about his engagement with media in Papua, New Guinea. In the film, several filmmakers discuss the introduction of media, and film in particular, to native cultures.

Synopsis

This film takes its title from a book written by filmmaker Edmund Carpenter in 1972 about his engagement with media in Papua, New Guinea. In the film, several filmmakers discuss the introduction of media, and film in particular, to native cultures.