| Joe Leahy's Neighbours | |
| Producer: | Robin Anderson Bob Connolly |
| Starring: | Joe Leahy |
| Cinematography: | Bob Connolly |
| Editing: | Ray Thomas Bob Connolly |
| Runtime: | 90 minutes |
| Country: | Australia |
| Language: | English |
Joe Leahy's Neighbours is a 1989 Australian documentary film, created by Robin Anderson and Bob Connolly, looking at Papua New Guinean business man Joe Leahy and relationship to those around him. It is some ways a sequel to First Contact.
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-Heralds 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 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".