Strange Birds in Paradise, subtitled A West Papuan Story is an Australian documentary film created by Adelaide filmmaker Charlie Hill-Smith.
Reception Andrew Fenton, The Advertiser states that Hill-Smith is trying to put too much into the film, writing "There are some powerful scenes but the overall result is an unfocused narrative that follows too many threads." Sallie Don wrote in The Australian that "It's via the music that filmmaker Charlie Hill-Smith documents the story, and he pushes you to look beyond the few impressions you may have of this wild and mostly inaccessible part of the world."
Accolades Year Award Nomination Nominee Result2011ARIA Music AwardsBest World Music AlbumDavid Bridie, Hein Arumisore, Jacob Rumbiak, Ronny Kareni and Donny Roem2010AFI AwardBest Feature Length DocumentaryJamie Nicolai, John Cherry 2010AFI Award Best Direction in a DocumentaryCharlie Hill-Smith2010AFI Award Best Cinematography in a DocumentaryAngus Kemp2010AFI Award Best Sound in a DocumentaryMik La Vage, Doron Kipen, David Bridie2010Inside Film AwardsBest DocumentaryCharlie Hill-Smith (director), Jamie Nicolai (producer), John Cherry (producer)
Soundtrack
The soundtrack album Strange Birds in Paradise: A West Papuan Soundtrack was released through Wantok Musik. It earned David Bridie, Hein Arumisore, Jacob Rumbiak, Ronny Kareni and Donny Roem a nomination for a 2001 ARIA Award for Best World Music Album.
Track listing Land Of The Morning Star Jo Jo E Mambo Simbo Syofirumo Sup Sup Oweluk Tiage Mapnduma Yapo Mama Cica Garamutarama Awino Sup Ine Apuse Mystery Of Life To Samuai Tandu Kelly Kwalik Amungme Surge
References
External links Strange Birds in Paradise