Videos, Books and Cassettes you can order

Professionally produced, broadcast quality VHS video tapes in PAL or NTSC. Each video comes with a user's guide.

Funded by the South Pacific Commission AIDS-STDs Project. The video is about a young man, Chris, whose girl friend, Linda, refuses to sleep with him until he gets tested for AIDS. Linda is a nurse and she's seen people die of AIDS. Chris takes the test and finds out anyone can be HIV positive. The film looks at people's reactions to Chris's illness and the terrible strain it puts on his relationship with Linda. A story of love against terrible odds.

Funded by the British Government (DFID), looks at the role of men and women in Melanesian society. Who looks after the children? Who has the right to go out and who should make the decisions in a family? Sheila gets the chance to go to the Solomon Islands with her netball team. George was brought up to believe a man is the boss. He's seen the way his father treated his mother and when Sheila won't do what he wants the memories come flooding back.

Funded by the British Government (DFID), WWFFN, AusAID, FSP, and Canada Fund, the video tells the story of a young man with a great idea: bring tourists to see the island's beautiful cave! Now all he has to do is convince the chief and the villagers. Sounds easy, but is it? And even if the tourists come and bring money, who gets it? We soon find out that where there's money, there's trouble. Pacific Star is a comedy with music, but deals with development issues in a powerful way.

Funded by the British Government (DFID) and NZ ODA. It is the story of a triton, a crab, a sea cucumber, an octopus and a fish practicing for the "Great Reef Band Competition." The other competitors are going to arrive in a few tides and they need to choose a song, but it's very hard to decide. This amusing, poignant musical looks at marine life under threat. It has had a big effect on villagers around Vanuatu and has helped everyone understand the dangers of over-exploiting marine resources. The video was distributed throughout the Pacific by the South Pacific Regional Environment Programme as a cornerstone of their Year of the Coral Reef Program.

Funded by the British Government (DFID), AusAID, Canada Fund, New Zealand Official Development Assistance, and the Government of Japan Grassroots Assistance Project. This is a video on population and family planning. Kasis Road is outside of town. The houses are made of corrugated iron. There is no electricity, no water, no sewage system for the houses. Most people don't work and many children don't go to school. Tony and his family live on Kasis Road. He's not worried about the future, he's too busy getting drunk and fooling around. But when he gets Rachael pregnant, things change. His father wants Rachael to come and live with them. Tony doesn't want to know; he's not interested in Rachael or the baby and he's met the first woman he ever really cared about.

Funded by the British Government (DFID), is a film on disability. Andrew's family does not want to talk about his blindness or Martha's violent marriage. Rau's father is ashamed of his backward son and wants to hide him away. When a healer comes to the island saying he can work miracles, both families see this as their chance to make Andrew and Rau into "normal" people. But David, the disabled field worker of the Disability Society does not believe in miracles. He wants to make Andrew realize that being blind isn't the end of everything. If Andrew can face up to what he can hear happenbing around him, his life might change forever.

Funded by The British Government (DFID) and the South Pacific Commission Vector Borne Disease Programme (AusAID Funded). Mosquito puppets and live actors show where mosquitoes breed and how the Dengue virus spreads. The fast-paced video shows the mosquitoes lurking about watching the live actors talking to people, trying to stop the dengue epidemic. It was broadcast many times on National TV. The campaign worked and the epidemic was averted.

Funded by The British Government (DFID) and the South Pacific Commission Vector Borne Disease Programme (AusAID Funded). In this drama, live actors and puppets tell the story of Malaria, and how it is transmitted. Daniel is waiting for his mother to give birth but the memory of his young brother's recent death still haunts him. He desperately wants the new baby to be safe. When he finds a dirty old doll, he takes it home and tells it to protect the new baby. And it does - in a way Daniel could never have imagined.

This video is in Bislama (Vanuatu pigeon) with English subtitles and was funded by the British Government (DfID), AusAID, UNOPS and NZODA. A Minister’s driver, George, enjoying life in town, everything paid for by the government; the Minister, protecting his position through bribery and violence; an unscrupulous business man, with promises of easy money, that a government near bankruptcy cannot refuse. George’s wife, back in the village teaching in a school with holes in the roof. Will life in the village ever change? These are some of the themes in Wan Smolbag Theatre’s new video on good governance issues. It already made its influence felt even long before editing was completed.

Funded by the British Government's Department for International Development (DFID). This documentary about the Wan Smolbag Theatre provides insight into how a community drama group can benefit vertical and horizontal communications in many development, social, political and environmental areas. You will find it extremely helpful if you are planning to foster or develop your own community theatre for social and environmental improvement.

Funded by the British Government's Department for International Development (DFID). This is the story of people from Fiji and Kiribati coming to work with Wan Smolbag Theatre. Exciting new talent and ideas create a new play to share back home. The video documents the process of creation, from the first moments of inspiration through the stages of play design, writing, rehearsing, and performance. In the end, Wan Smolbag visits Kiribati to follow up on progress. The video also presents snippets of the new plays on logging, disability and a new musical staged at Wan Smolbag Haos during the training period.

Funded by the Australian South Pacific Cultures Fund. The script of Wan Smolbag's history of Vanuatu, starting with the story of the first man and the first woman, from Pentecost. Telling how the old traveller, Yasur, turned into Tanna's famous volcano and how the hero, Roymata, brought peace to the islands; it also reveals the story behind the famous Pentecost land dive. The history looks at the coming of the missionaries, blackbirders, and traders and how the world of tribal times was broken and changed. Many practical activities and ideas for discussion follow at the back of the book, which is on the Pacific Secondary School Certificate English syllabus.

The Tale of the Mighty Hawk and Magic Fish. A pantomime performed by adults for young audiences (7-12) about logging.

The Invasion of the Litter Creatures. A scary tale about a terrible time when the rubbish came together to attack the humans who dropped it. For primary schools.

On the Reef. A musical play for all ages about reef life. With over 30 color photographs showing logging operations, coral for sale, shell factories and litter strewn beaches along with photos of the play in performance.

Our environmental songs and radio spots can add spice to any campaign to improve the environment. Here are some that are available. We can produce them for special needs, customizing them to suit your audience and your message.

2. Environmental Songs (1995) with accompanying educational users guide for teachers and educators.

Our environmental songs and radio spots can add spice to any campaign. We can produce them for special needs, customising them to suit your audience and your message.

Over 50 scripts exist on themes ranging from child rights to code of logging practice. Here are a sample, but contact us for more!

Title	Description
Stik Meresin (Injections)	Immunization
Tourists or Toilets	Tourism and development
On the reef	Marine Resources
The litter creatures	Litter prevention - for primary schools
Doreen	Family planning/Teenage Pregnancy
Mi Wan Totel (I am a turtle)	Turtle Conservation
Nowhere to hide	Beche de Mer harvesting
Shame and ignorance	Sexually transmitted diseases
AIDS/STD sketches	STD/HIV workshop
VIP2	Upkeep of VIP toilets
Dengue fever sketches	Dengue Fever prevention
Reforestation Naturally	Participatory workshop promoting reforestation