Who Teaches Us? (2026)

With aging leaders departing and Malaysia’s standard curriculum continuing to sideline native heritage, Sabah’s ancestral wisdom and enduring adat traditions teeter on the brink of loss. The documentary film Who Teaches Us? chronicles the Sekolah Adat as they navigate the modern technological landscape while fiercely protecting their autonomy. Rather than succumbing to unpredictable platform algorithms, artificial intelligence blind spots, or internet frauds targeting herbal healing practices, the community dictates its own digital path. At its core, the production investigates a pressing question about indigenous data sovereignty: who actually holds the rights to ancestral information? Steered by veteran community guides, the movie documents a pivotal transition away from exploitative information harvesting toward autonomous cultural preservation.