A short documentary of the information service affiliated to the FRG Benarnews explores the concepts of “the green economy” in the Indonesian province of the North Kalimantan.
Thanks to conversations with people living along the river, environmental activists and project developers, “A River of Time” focuses on some of the most recent and ambitious development projects in Indonesia: its capital still under the construction of Nusantara; an “green” sprawling industrial zone; And a cascade of five dams planned along the Kayan river.
The Central Government of Indonesia is also launching with plans to build five dams along three rivers in the northern province of Kalimantan as part of the largest hydroelectric project in Southeast Asia. Scheduled for completion in 2035, the cost of the waterfall is estimated at more than $ 20 billion and could produce a production capacity of 9,000 megawatts.
“The feeling of uncertainty shared by the communities of Kayan River described in the film reflects that of countless others in the world of climate change today,” said Kate Beddall, editor -in -chief of Benarnews. “” A timeless river “allows us to think about what we lose by modifying the natural world and our own place.”
“Each film on which I worked aims to paint a complete image of a unique personal experience.” An out of time “does the same,” said director Roger Mr. Richards, better known for Sarajevo Roses. “While our team was traveling along Kayan, we have built an interactive multimedia travel organization of our trip: an elegy for a formerly condemned river.”
The short documentary film is available both in English and in Bahasa Indonesia.
On April 3, Benarnews updated his platforms following a decision by the US administration to retain its funding.