The Swallowing Sea

For Sukirno’s family and the residents of Karang Village, rain is not just a natural event, but it is a vital source of life. This film portrays how they depend on every drop to meet their daily needs and harvest rainwater in preparation for the long, dry season. A quiet portrait of human resilience, living in rhythm with nature as the seasons shift.

Riau Province has been a habitat for Sumatran elephants since ancient times. Massive forest clearing occurred and resulted in almost the entire forest as elephant habitat being lost to oil mining factories, infrastructure buildings, community gardens and settlements. Loss of habitat causes elephants to enter populated areas and destroy plantations, even people's homes. Until finally a conflict arose between the residents of Karya Indah and wild elephants. This living space conflict occurs almost every day and causes losses and even casualties between the two parties.