As Needed. Release dates 29/03/2019 . Power Meri Trailer from Media Stockade on Vimeo. Running minutes 78 . Documentary / 78 MIN / PNG/Australia.

Power Meri. All; Documentary; Narrative; Amanda. Narrative. POWER MERI (2018). April 16, 2019. Power Meri follows the PNG Orchids, Papua New Guinea’s first national women’s rugby team, on their journey to the 2017 World Cup in Australia. Power Meri film attracts near sell-out crowd in UK premiere . Approx. Power Meri follows Papua New Guinea’s first national women’s rugby league team, the PNG Orchids, on their journey to the 2017 World Cup in Australia. POWER MERI DIRECTOR(S): Joanna Lester. Directed by Joanna Lester. 2.8K likes. Ratings Info infrequent strong language. Power Meri is a documentary film that follows the journey of Papua New Guinea’s first national women's rugby league team, the PNG Orchids, to the world cup Narrative. Type Feature. Genre(s) Sport, Documentary Director(s) Joanna Lester Cast includes Cathy Neap, David Westley, Dennis Miall, Della Audama, Lynda Babao-O'Neill, Gloria Kaupa, Toua Kohu, Toksy Nema, Peter Botten, Maima Wei, Amelia Kuk THE POWER MERI PROJECT Using women’s sport to address gender issues in PNG Joanna Lester (Power Meri) and Cathy Neap (NRL PNG) Gender and Society: PNG Update 2019. Who we are… • Power Meri is a documentary film and community outreach project that uses a women’s sporting story, that of the Oil Search PNG Orchids national women’s rugby league team, to promote discussion about … Power Meri follows Papua New Guinea's first national women's rugby league team, the PNG Orchids, on their journey to the 2017 World Cup in Australia. These trailblazers must beat not only the sporting competition, but also intense sexism, a lack of funding, and national prejudice to reach their biggest stage yet. 2019 Film Selections. THE country’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom,Winnie Kiap, praised the vision and contribution of PNG women’s rugby league pioneers at the UK premiere of Power Meri, the PNG Orchids documentary. … These trailblazers must beat not only the sporting competition, but also intense sexism, a lack of funding, and national prejudice to reach their biggest stage yet. These trailblazers not only must win on the field but also beat intense sexism, a lack of funding, and national prejudice to reach their biggest stage yet. Proud, strong, hopeful, and completely unprepared, the pioneering women of New Guinea’s first national rugby league have three months to transform into winners.