TAVAKROLONG

Directed by Yong THEA, 2022, 18:32min, Loun Indigenous language with English Subtitle

This film takes place in Ta Ngach, a village far from other towns. Here, people live as a tribe with their own language and culture. Yang Non, 57 years old, is one of the inhabitants. When her mother died, she moved in with one of her three siblings. During that time, she worked as a laborer every day, and used her skills to make and sell all kinds of equipment, for example Tavakrolong – a traditional flat rice basket. Today, the elderly woman still continues her work and started to pass on her knowledge as well. When young people want to learn from her, she welcomes and teaches them for free.