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DR BEE AT THE EDGE OF LIFE

DR BEE AT THE EDGE OF LIFE by Pascale Hancart Petitet, Nico Hertweck P.R.D. Lao/2025/12min Story This animated film, based on an interview with Dr. Bee from southern Laos, highlights women forced to give birth in the forest. She recounts emergency interventions with limited resources, drawn from Pascale’s ethnographic fieldwork. រឿង

WATER SOURCE

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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