Rodingliana Apeto, a member of Mizoram’s Bru community, grew up witnessing his community's tradition of hunting a species of frog. In 2018, to his surprise, a scientific survey "discovered" the same frog and classified it as endemic and threatened.
This short film is Apeto’s endeavor to raise awareness about the species and to encourage the locals to stop hunting it.
Lost in Our Plates is Roundglass Sustain’s first film in the KAUBRU language, created by a local storyteller. It is our attempt to produce films that can be used by changemakers as tools of awareness and can foster dialogue in ecologically sensitive regions.
About the contributors
Rodingliana Apeto
is a filmmaker, conservationist and a GreenHub alumni, belonging to the Bru community, from Mamit district in Mizoram. He uses film and video as tools to tell stories of co-existence and conflict from his state Mizoram.
Sustain Team
We are a driven group of people from diverse backgrounds, bound by an abiding love for India’s natural world.
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