Oliver Astrologo | The Mentawai Tribes

Aerial of a river winding through dense Mentawai rainforest and misty hills

The Mentawai Tribes A culture, and the nature it lives by

Client

Canon EMEA

Location

Indonesia

Scope of Work

Concept · Production · Logistics · Photography · Videography

Deep in the forests of the Mentawai Islands, far from the rhythms of the modern world, a community lives by traditions still tied to the land.

Portrait of a tattooed Mentawai elder in a beaded headband and red flower

Alongside the main film, the project included behind-the-scenes material and dedicated product content created to support Canon’s global communication.

Director's Cut

With Canon EMEA, we spent a week among the Mentawai: a documentary shot on the Canon EOS C70, following daily life while putting the RF 24-105mm F2.8L IS USM Z to work across portrait, landscape and movement.

Longboat navigating a muddy river bend framed by dense rainforest
Mentawai elder gazing upward with a red hibiscus behind his ear
Hands operating a Canon cinema camera while filming in the jungle
Two Mentawai men processing sago with tools on the rainforest floor

Product and place, held in the same frame.

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