In Borneo, in the company of the Sisters of Charity, almost all of whom are ethnic Dayak: the documentary is edited by Marianna Beltrami and Sebastiano Rossitto, young documentary filmmakers who, from the United Kingdom and Italy respectively, joined the Sisters of Charity to experience a young and synodal Church, where integral ecology is woven into the daily, community and spiritual fabric. 

The result is a documentary on their daily activities of supporting the community, the nursery school, participation in traditional shows and community life in the Sisters’ house, including moments of prayer with the young Dayaks and cheerful karaoke around the fire.
The welcome for the troupe was full of emotions.
The area is not frequented by tourism, so having guests has generated great excitement and ‘pride’ in all the inhabitants. The welcome, which can be glimpsed in the first minutes of the documentary, was touching: a ceremony where the elders gave each of the crew members a stole and a hat with typical Dayak embroidery.
Also moving were the main greetings by the village chief, the priest, the catechist, and the women, followed by a whole morning of dancing by groups of all ages, from five to forty. Back in Sintang, the Sisters’ actual base, the troupe experienced and lived further celebrations by the Dayak groups, happy to be able to show their beautiful traditions and dances to the cameras.
These are realities where everything remains authentic and where the presence of the Church only enriches a social fabric already characterised by a strong sense of community, without imposing other ways of being but intertwining with harmony and peace among themselves and with Creation. The Sisters are a great example of this, and in these remote places, working together with the natives, they have succeeded in creating a microcosm of integral ecology, where man is in solidarity with man and nature without abusive practices and exploitation.
Rome, General House, 9 January 2025