7 MIN | DIRECTORS: EDWARD MANUGA | GEORGIANNA LEPPING | JEREMY GWAO | REGINA LEPPING | ZAHIYD NAMO | JUNIOR PATRICK MAKAU | MANNER LEVO |NEIL NUIA | DANIEL KAKADI | SOLOMON ISLANDS | BYRON PREMIERE

Decades of logging have drastically changed the landscape and lifestyle of those who call the Solomon Islands home. Now, the last untouched forest of the country is at risk of being lost. The Indigenous communities who live in the high mountain forests, known locally as the “Sky Aelans” or Sky Islands, are the last guardians of these sacred spaces. This film is a reflection and celebration of the vital bond that these communities have with their Sky Aelans.

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