SCREENING DATE & TIME:
16 SEPTEMBER, 11.00AM
Deep in a forest in Perak, two young Orang Asli women from the city named Nget and Abong are enjoying the beauty and calmness of nature. But their enjoyment quickly turned into despair when Abong suddenly falls gravely ill. In their quest for healing, they discover their elders’ knowledge in the medicinal properties of herbs and their deep spiritual and physical ties with the forest. They experience true healing when they finally reconnect with their traditional values and identity.
Jauh di dalam sebuah hutan di Perak, Nget dan Abong, dua wanita Orang Asli dari bandar dibuai ketenteraman dan keindahan alam semulajadi. Tetapi kebahagian mereka bertukar menjadi kesedihan apabila Abong tiba-tiba jatuh sakit. Dalam usaha mencari penawar bagi penyakit Abong mereka kembali kepada tradisi ubat-ubatan nenek moyang mereka. Di dalam tradisi tersebut, Nget dan Abong menjalin pertalian rohani dan fizikal dengan dunia rimba. Dengan kembalinya mereka pada identiti dan nilai-nilai tradisi, kedua-dua wanita itu menjumpai penawar hati yang sejati.
ABOUT THE PRODUCERS
Arni Natasya, Azie Suzana, Lungey Uda, Maranisnie Mohsin, Rosdila Roslan, Rosita Dollah, Selindang Seliman, Sherry Tan, Sylvia Othman and Yaliyana Lenab are part of ‘Apa Kata Wanita Orang Asli’, a collective of young Orang Asli women from various tribes in Malaysia. They aim to amplify their voices through storytelling as they articulate their lived realities and demand for equality and rights for their community.