WATER SOURCE by Kimchheng Leng and Nien Blorng Cambodia/2026/20min Story Water Source follows an indigenous village whose survival depends on a single sacred spring. When the water is disturbed, the community turns to ancestral rituals to restore balance, revealing water as not only a necessity for life, but the spiritual heart of the village. រឿង
THE SACRED FOREST by Son KHOT Cambodia/2025/6min Story To live from the forest’s gifts, Kui communities follow customs shaped by Mother Nature. Mr. CHAP Teang, 45, farms and patrols his ancestral forest. Despite ongoing invasions, why does his community remain committed to protecting this sacred land? រឿង
KUI BASKETS by Chheun YEA Cambodia/2025/5min Story Besides farming, Kui-indigenous people run their family businesses. For instance, Mr. HENG Touch, 57, is one of the last few basket craftsmen alive, with his know-how of such traditional practices. How will this craft survive the next generations of Kui communities? រឿង
THREADS by Quyên Nguyen-Le United States/2025/16min Story A sprawling portrait of indigenous Montagnard refugee community in North Carolina, threading intergenerational storytelling and history-making in the aftermath of the Viet Nam War. រឿង
KINGS OF THE FOREST by Sean Burch USA/2025/28min Story The Raute people of Nepal, known as Ban Ko Raja (“Kings of the Forest”), offer valuable lessons on sustainability and mutual respect. For the first time on camera, their leader shares their beliefs, offering insight into a way of life that could help heal societal divides. […]
SONGS OF THE HIGHLANDS by Sarah Lois Dorai Malaysia/2025/9min Story This short doc follows musician Alena Murang as she revitalizes her endangered indigenous language through song. With elders, tradition, and technologies, it’s a powerful act of cultural preservation, using music to revive ancestral voices. រឿង
JIRAPO by Maria Rojas Arias Colombia/2025/20min Story At the threshold of things, the film gazes at me as I gaze at it. Jirapo never remains still: it breathes, pulses, unfolds. Its language is born from nature: from beehives guarding a grandmother’s grave to Amazonian trees, it carries all ages, lending us its dream. រឿង
SUKANDE KASÁKÁ | AILING LAND by Kamikia Kisedje, Fred Rahal Brazil/2025/30min Story Kamikia and Lewaiki, from the Khĩsêdjê people, are forced to leave their village due to pesticide contamination. Surrounded by soy monocultures, they fight to protect their culture, families, and land from this invisible threat. រឿង
MUKUNAN, APPRENTICE OF THE SHAMAN by Rodrigo Sena Sena Brazil/2025/25min Story Mukunã prepares to become the Shaman of the Potiguara Katu village in Rio Grande do Norte (Brazil), older than us, the power plants become the teacher teaching environmental care. រឿង
ATHARAKA (Those Of Tharaka, Kenya) by Simon Mitambo Kenya/2024/17min Story Clans in Tharaka, Kenya, once subjected to colonialism, are reclaiming their identity. By the Kithino River, the Atharaka revive customs and regenerate nature. Through seed, kin, and spirit, elders and Earth recall who they are and where they belong. រឿង
