En una isla remota del Océano Pacífico, en la que abundan los bosques, la lluvia y la actividad volcánica, dos jóvenes enamorados deciden desafiar a sus tribus. Wawa y Dain se aman, pero él es el nieto de un jefe de los Yakel y no pueden estar juntos. Por eso los dos deciden huir, pero serán perseguidos por enemigos guerreros que intentarán acabar con sus vidas. Entonces tendrán que decidir entre sus corazones y el futuro de la tribu, mientras que los aldeanos deberán enfrentarse a una dura decisión: la preservación de su cultura tradicional o la adaptación a las crecientes demandas de libertad individual.
El aclamado director Werner Herzog visita varios volcanes activos alrededor del mundo. Herzog y el especialista en volcanes Clive Oppenheimer emprenden una aventura por todo el mundo explorando algunos de los volcanes más conocidos de Indonesia, Etiopía, Islandia y Corea del Norte. Relacionándose con científicos e indígenas de cada zona, buscan entender la compleja y antigua conexión que existe entre los seres humanos y una de las grandes maravillas de la naturaleza.
If you had never heard of an airplane, would you think it was a miracle when one arrived? Waiting for John tells the story of America's incredible impact on a remote island in the South Pacific and the birth of an extraordinary religion, the John Frum Movement, considered the last surviving cargo cult. We follow the John Frum believers today as they struggle to preserve a culture in danger of being lost to the modern world.
Life in Vanuatu isn't all sea, sun and palm trees. For Timothy and his family life is hard. His daughter Betty is out of school because he can't pay her school fees. His wife works as a house girl and his son hangs around with his friends smoking dope, like many other unemployed, young men. Timothy's only hope is the political party he supports, and when the man Timothy has collected votes for becomes a Minister, Timothy dreams he will get a job and earn the money to send Betty back into school. But he is not the only supporter looking for work. And to get the job he wants he has to do things that make him question the whole system. Yumi Go Kale is the first feature made entirely by Wan Smolbag's cast and crew.