''Joe Leahy's Neighbours'' is a 1989 Australian documentary film, created by Robin Anderson and

Bob Connolly Bob Connolly is an Australian film director, cinematographer and author. He is best known for his documentaries produced over the past 30 years, including ''First Contact (1983 film), The Highlands Trilogy'' and ''Rats in the Ranks'', most of t ...

, looking at Papua New Guinean business man Joe Leahy and relationship to those around him. It is some ways a sequel to '' First Contact''.

Reception

Neil Jillet of ''the Age'' says "Documentary is a hopelessly inadequate word to describe 'Joe Leahy's Neighbours'. This wonderful film has the dramatic strength of a first-class feature. It is an anthropological tragi-comedy full of conflicts among fascinating characters. It is also a psychological thriller about collectivism v. capitalism, about “primitive” ways v. “sophisticated” ones, that regularly seem about to erupt into violence, possibly murder." ''The Sun-Herald''s Rob Lowing finishes "the slyly witty final images are a summary in themselves and a memorable finishing touch to a film which is both thought provoking and entertaining." Writing in ''the Sydney Morning Herald

David Stratton David James Stratton (born 1939) is an English-Australian film critic and historian. He has also worked as a journalist, interviewer, educator, television personality, and producer. His career as a film critic, writer, and educator in Austral ...

says "This beautifully-made 90-minute documentary is an invaluable insight into life in PNG, and a perceptive study of a strange king of colonialism".

Awards

* 1989 Australian Film Institute Awards ** Best Documentary - Robin Anderson, Bob Connolly - won **Best Achievement in Sound in a Non-Feature Film - Robin Anderson - nominated

References

External links

* {{DEFAULTSORT:Joe Leahy's Neighbours 1989 films 1989 documentary films Australian documentary films 1980s English-language films 1980s Australian films English-language documentary films Films directed by Robin Anderson