Biopic About First PNG Adventist Missionary to Film in Papua New Guinea
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Biopic About First PNG Adventist Missionary to Film in Papua New Guinea

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Papua New Guinea-based NAFA Productions is set to begin filming “Mussau: The First Song,” a historical biopic about Taula Lovovoa, one of the first indigenous Seventh-day Adventist missionaries from Mussau Island.

The film will be directed by Indian National Film Award winner Bijukumar Damodaran and focuses on Lovovoa’s life in the 1930s. The story charts his journey of transformation and reconciliation.

NAFA Productions announced the project, detailing that it is rooted in the historical experiences of Lovovoa. Australian colonial reports from the era provide context for the setting and events depicted in the film. Further details regarding cast or specific plot points were not immediately available.

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