I want for these films to be a space for the stories of my people and all Indigenous Peoples throughout the world. A space for our nuanced stories of how we continue to live, resist, and thrive even in the midst of our current ecological crisis.

Connected Offerings (2025)

Kynan,

is an Indigenous storyteller from the Iban people of present day West Borneo, Indonesia. Living in and around the longhouse of Sungai Utik, she learned directly from the elders, listening to and capturing their stories of resistance in the face of encroaching deforestation, and the lasting scars of colonialism in the region. Creating films that not only serve as a glimpse of the Iban’s way of life told through an emic lens, but are also actively used as tools for advocacy.

Through filmmaking, activism, and policy engagement, Kynan amplifies the voices of indigenous communities and articulates the challenges that they face, and explores emerging pathways in understanding what it means to be Indigenous. Currently an undergraduate student in anthropology at Universitas Indonesia, Kynan has showcased her work and begun critical discussions in spaces such as Columbia University, the New York Climate Week, the American Natural History Museum, and the UNFCCC COP 29.