Clip 1: Intro to the Event, Dian, & Hawarti (6 min.)The clip begins at :20 seconds with close up of Dian’s face gazing out. It ends at 6:20 after Hawarti says there are “16 villages and thousands of homes buried under the mud.”Includes news footage of the disaster, Dian explaining the impact on her family, and Hawarti trying to earn money by serving as a “tour guide” at the mudflow site.

Students should understand:
Who Dian and Hawarti are and that their father and husband, respectively, worked for Lapindo at the time of the explosion. They might not have been wealthy by U.S. standards, but they were not poor or economically unstable.

That the mudflats they see are deep and wide enough to cover entire villages that were once completely verdant.

That the flow has become a tourist site and Hawarti now tries to earn money by serving as a tour guide at the site.

Clip 2: Meeting Mr. Bakrie (4:35 min.)The clip begins at 7:58 with the teacher asking what cause the mudflow. It ends at 12:33 when Aburizal Bakrie finishes his explanation of the “proof of ownership” test.Includes a debunking of Lapindo’s claim that an earthquake caused the accident, and the owner of Lapindo explaining that they would only pay victims who could show proof that they owned property now buried under the mud, by submitting to a humiliating ritual if their paperwork was also under the mud.

Students should understand:
That Indonesia’s justice system officially cleared Lapindo of responsibility for the mudflow, blaming it on an earthquake. Many Indonesians believe that the decision was corrupt.

Aburizal Bakrie is one of the wealthiest men in Indonesia.

The company demanded that victims provide proof of property ownership before paying them compensation. Because homes and village offices were buried by the mud, most victims lost whatever proof they may have had.

Art has been a constant element of protests against Lapindo, including the effigy of Bakrie we see in the clip.

Clip 3: Understanding the Drilling Process (3:20 min.)The clip begins at 14:30 with a newscast noting that “The disaster is 20 miles from Indonesia’ssecond largest city.” It ends at 17:50 with Hawarti chiding the government for failing to study the health impacts of the mudflow.Includes a drilling animation with Dian explaining how the industrial disaster happened and that it is ongoing, with the mud continuing to rise and with the practice of pumping mud into local rivers. It also includes an activist artist (Dadang) noting that “you can't put a price tag on the history, family and the land that is gone.”

Students should understand:
The basics of the drilling process and how it relates to the argument that the mudflow was an industrial, not a natural disaster with Lapindo bearing sole responsibility.

That there has been discussion of compensation for property loss, but not for loss of culture, community, or history, a point made by artist and activist, Dadang.

There has been no investigation of ongoing health problems, including problems that may have resulted in illness and death months or years after the initial explosion.

Clip 4: Bakrie’s Political Ties (4:45 min.)The clip begins at 20:20 with Dian looking at Dadang’s protest sculptures. It ends at 25:05 with Bakrie explaining that his Golkar party’s “doctrine remains anti-communist.”Includes the ongoing nature of the mudflow and it’s possible health impacts. Also includes Bakrie explaining his ties to the ruling party in Indonesia.

Students should understand:
That effects of disasters extend beyond those immediately effected.

That Mr. Bakrie has longstanding ties to Indonesia’s conservative government and the ruling party, which was previous led by Suharto and was responsible for the 1965-66 purge that killed hundreds of thousands of political opponents and ethnic minorities under the pretense of ridding the nation of communists.

Clip 5: Payment (1:05 min.)The clip begins at 45:35 with the news reporting that the government will pay victims. It ends at 46:40 with Hawarti explaining that she received “130 million rupiah ($9,000 USD).”Includes an explanation that the government will cover payments to victims and be paid back by Lapindo.

Students should understand:
In clips they did not see, the opposition party supported by the victims won a presidential election. It is under this new government that payments are made.

Clip 6: Back to Drilling (3:00 min.)The clip begins at 47:30 with a reporter asking Bakrie what he learned from the industrial disaster. It ends at 48:30 with the government explaining that they are allowing Lapindo to resume drilling because “If they don't drill again, how else will they pay us back?”

Students should understand:
The victims voted in favor of the government that is now granting Lapindo permission to resume drilling.

The end of the film isn’t included in the clips they are seeing. It includes Dian, who has become an activist, leading a protest against the resumption of drilling. We also see Dian start law school, with tuition funded by the settlement that her mother received. And we are told that scientists expect the mud to continue flowing until at least 2030.