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Asri is an exploration of West Sumatra, a diverse and historically significant region that provides awe-inspiring vistas, vibrant traditions, and mouth watering cuisine, truly making it one of Indonesia's best kept secrets.

A story of obligation and sacrifice, told through a family dedicating their lives to providing health care on the remote islands of Indonesia's Flores Sea.

A busy Nanny School in Indramayu (West Java) is preparing hundreds of women each year for life as domestic workers abroad. Help is on the way? explores the various characters that undertake the required training and development, following them from the village to the school, into Jakarta and eventually working abroad in Taiwan. We also explore the role of the agents, teachers and personnel at the school. It is at times an emotional journey but also funny, enlightening and a little competitive, offering a unique insight into a lifestyle not often seen on screen.

Yana Ngoba Chakpu is the face of the revival of North East India's traditional weaving and emerging fashion industry. Her work encouraging the village weavers to develop and promote their fabrics into designs has improved the welfare of many of these women, and they are gaining international notice as a consequence.

This story is about an Indonesian family. Like many families, they have issues. This family has generational issues. A father hanging on to the past. His children pushing back. What's special about this family? They are a family of shamans

"A man is considered to be a real man if he has a house, a wife, a horse, a dagger and a bird," Javanese proverb. Tracking, catching and training exotic birds from deep in the Indonesian jungle is lucrative business for young Indonesian entrepreneurs. That is, if the birds' new owners can make a good showing at local bird singing competitions and successfully sells them to the highest bidder. The birds are treated like royalty. They are their owners' ticket to a better life. Agok is new to the business. He follows the lead of his mentor Edi navigating the tricky process of procuring and training the right bird for this competitive and unusual sport. But training birds is not easy and takes a considerable time. Edi takes Agok under his wing to enable him a better chance at fulfilling his dream.