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"The Internet and the Water Buffalo"--Trailer

What would you rather have—an Internet connection or a water buffalo? This question frames this ethnographic film on the arrival of satellite-based Internet and telephone connectivity into an isolated community in highland Borneo. The film presents the perspectives of Kelabit men and women as they reflect on the value of being connected to the outside world. In addition to exploring the Kelabit community's initial reaction to this transformative new technology, the Internet and the Water Buffalo offers a window into the deep contrast between rural and urban Kelabit life. The films soundtrack—recorded entirely in the Kelabit Highlands—captures the haunting sounds of traditional Kelabit instruments and songs, which were collected as part of the long-term anthropological project to which this film is linked. The film may leave viewers wondering whether, perhaps, a water-buffalo might still be as useful as an Internet connection.