‘GENDER APPRECIATION’, is a storytelling documentary, about the roles of women and the importance of women in every community. The film was screened by PNG Tribal Foundation to over 40 women and girls, including school children, at the Salvation Army Church, Kaugere in Moresby South, last Friday 05th September 2025. Those who sat down to watch had a mixture of emotions, tears were shared, a sense of guilt and frustration was felt also. Many felt ashamed of their actions after watching the documentary and recalling the ordeal and experiences of how gender-based violence has been rooted in their homes and communities. Amongst the 41 attendees were eight males, mostly youths, who attended the free screening and reflected on their parents and have pledged to value women and allow more women making decisions. A woman from Milne Bay, married for 15 years, shared the ordeal of violence she endured in her home with her children, the moment she forced herself into marriage after her parents stopped her form attending nursing college. “Marriage is one of the biggest responsibilities and it’s not easy when you face violence at home every day from your husband who was supposed to love and protect you, and I have been living in hell with my four children. “There are many women facing violence at their homes, and we all need to come out from this,” she said. A woman from Gulf said violence is common in settlements, and it is even affecting the innocent and vulnerable children. The documentary portrays the real-life women go through, and men must change the way they see women and value them. Another woman said the film is very important and must be watched by more men to shift their mindset on valuing women, important roles female place at home, raising children, running a small business, keeping family and home in order, and importantly, women must be given equal opportunities when making decisions, setting out rules, accessing education, and being loved. The film is an anti-violence campaign awareness Tribal Foundation carried out in communities, especially in hotspot communities where domestic violence is seen as normal, and the film focused on shifting mindsets of individuals to value women in society. Tribal Foundation’s President GT Bustin said film screening in communities includes communication tools, a personal pledge, and facilitated community discussion where participants are allowed to share and reflect on the film, how they understand and what they understand about gender-based violence. The film has been shown in Australia and the United States with over 500 showings, and it is entirely in Tok Pisin with English subtitles for viewing in Australia and the United States, as well as for international audiences within PNG. The reach of the film since its rollout in 2015 has been to over 17 provinces and has impacted approximately 200,000 Papua New Guinean lives.