Around the fire, in the heart of Sumatra’s primary forest, we captured this moment without a script.

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Manga, a young Mentawai, asks his uncle Aman Lepon about Arat Sabulungan, their ancestral belief system. Revealing a vision of the world where the forest is a sacred balance to be protected. A threatened knowledge that Manga must grasp before it is lost.
 

Because some stories must be heard. Before they disappear.