The Indigenous Quest

This short documentary tells the story of Mr. Japin, an Indigenous farmer from the Silat Hulu community, West Borneo, Indonesia. He is fighting to get his customary forest back that has been seized without prior and informed consent by the palm oil multinational Sinar Mas Group.

Awards:
Special Mention, Asia South East Short Film Festival, Winter 2018

Planned Film Projects

Three Nations

Three Nations tells the story of 3 Indigenous community members on a journey to sustain a livelihood in the most threatened forest areas in the world. This documentary will show the hardships faced by local community members who have inhabited the world's rainforests for thousands of years. While focusing on the hardships faced with the Indigenous forest territories shrinking every year, the documentary film will shed light on the various attempts from Indigenous tribes to protect our planet from deforestation.  

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