When Dian looks out over the mudflats, what do you think she sees? When you look at the mudflats through the lens of the filmmakers’ camera, what do you see?

What was your reaction to the various activities we see happening on the mud: tours, fashion photo shoots, selfies and so on? In what ways might these be a form of protest? Resistance? Disrespect? Something else?

The film’s cinematography lends a certain beauty to the mud. In what ways does this obscure the impact of the disaster? In what ways does it help us better understand or feel the loss?

What were your takeaways from artist Dadang Christanto’s sculpture installation in the mudflow?