BIG DAMAGE reveals the human face of logging in Papua New Guin- ea. 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.

Director: David Fedele
Producer: David Fedele
2013 | 40 min
Papua New Guinea | Australia
Subtitles: English

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