Jakarta sinking

documentary short

Directed by: Andreas Bülow Hansen
Year of production: 2025
Country of origin: Denmark
Runtime: 26 min 38 sec

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While Indonesia's capital city is sinking by many inches each year, local residents in the Northern Jakarta neighbourhood Kapuk Teko are holding on amidst floods and seasonal torrents. In this documentary we follow their resilience and local attempts to tackle both rising sea levels and land subsidence.