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Theme: Human Connection

Directed by Carya Maharja

Country of Origin: Indonesia

A documentary film examining, in a narrative form, the interconnection between coastal and marine environment, and the health and well-being of coastal communities in a tropical lower-middle-income country (Indonesia).

The short film particularly examines how potentially catastrophic environmental changes may impact the well-being of two different families of small-scale fishers living in small islands in the country.

The film has received funding from the Global Challenges Research Fund (GCRF) via the United Kingdom Research and Innovation (UKRI).

Director Biography - Carya Maharja
Carya Maharja is an environmental scientist and a documentary filmmaker. He obtained his MSc degree from Brunel University, UK in the field of environmental science with a dissertation on the utilisation of simple appropriate technology to help mitigate the risk of flooding in the UK. He then assisted research works in the UK and Germany looking into mapping and analysing ecosystem services, carbon sequestration, and carbon loss from carbon-rich landscapes, such as peatland and marshes. He has also spent the previous few years working on various documentary projects on social, environmental, and cultural issues in Indonesia. His film works have been screened at a national TV station in Indonesia and various national and international film festivals.

Credits

Director - Carya Maharja

Writer - Carya Maharja

Executive Producer - Professor Melanie C. Austen

Executive Producer - Dr. J. Sugardjito

Producer - Radisti Praptiwi