THE CONGRESS

2024 | Indonesia | 11 MIN 

DIRECTOR: Eko Krisna

CATEGORY: DOCUMENTARY SHORT FILM

NORTH AMERICAN EAST COAST PREMIERE

Indonesian activist, Rukka Sombolinggi believes the key to confronting the climate crisis is to unite and mobilize the Indigenous communities who are often impacted the most. Now, as the first female general secretary of the world’s largest Indigenous Peoples organization, she has the power to do just that. But the challenge is monumental.

This is a story about the democratic process, defiance and dignity in the face of climate catastrophe.