Sound Guardians

2025 • 0h 18m • Documentary

As Jakarta sinks and sea levels rise, Indonesia is moving its capital to Borneo, on the traditional land of the indigenous Balik people. Abidin, a Balik elder, is documenting his forest’s soundscape with the help of scientists to preserve ancestral knowledge – before it’s too late.

Director

Leah Varjacques

Writers

Leah Varjacques, Sam Price-Waldman

Status

Released