Suspended Generation - The Kids of Kiribati

This mini documentary looks beyond the bright smiles and blue waters of the Republic of Kiribati. Pelenise Alofa — from the Kiribati Climate Action Network — speaks of the stark impact of climate change on the islands, and the vulnerability of its people to the elements. Suspended Generation shows a Kiribati people sustained by their environment. But that environment is quickly changing, with far-reaching adverse effects. The documentary balances hard-hitting realities with the innocent candour of local children. Suspended Generations debuted in 2018 on Radio New Zealand's former digital platform The Wireless.

Kiribati people are resilient people; they’ve been here for thousands of years. They know how to survive … but climate change is a different and a very new phenomena for all of us … we are vulnerable because we have lost so much of what Kiribati should have. But we have to learn about the impacts and the effects and try to manoeuvre our way and life within it, we can’t just say no, we can’t get defeated.

– Kiribati climate campaigner Pelenise Alofa

Key Cast & Crew

Luke McPake

Wireless Docs Series Producer

Tamoa Eremee

Translator

Andrea Egan

Co-Director, Producer

Joe Hitchcock

Co-Director, Cinematographer

Ritia Teteki

Translator

Jeremy Mayall

Composer, Sound Mix