- When Ponompuan's brother Ponompulan turns the people against their creators, Kinoingan and Sumundu scourge the land. Ponompuan is heartbroken and endeavours to try to save them. She brings the people back to the worship of their gods and saves them from the famine, bringing the bounty of produce that Sabah currently enjoys. This comes at a terrible personal cost.—Josephine Luping
- Huminodun is a TV one-hour historical drama set in the time when gods walked the land in Sabah. The film is the origin story of Kaamatan, the story of how Ponompuan, the daughter of the gods Kinoingan and Suminundu, sacrificed herself to save the starving people of the land. When Ponompuan's brother Ponompulan turns the people against their creators, Kinoingan and Sumundu scourge the land. Ponompuan is heartbroken and endeavours to try to save them. She brings the people back to the worship of their gods and saves them from the famine, bringing the bounty of produce that Sabah currently enjoys. This comes at a terrible personal cost. Using the Kadazan language and highlighting the unique culture of the Kadazandusun people the film will bring the culture of Borneo to the screen in a unique and fascinating way. As background, for the last 25 years Aaron Cowan has worked in the film industry in New Zealand and Hollywood working as a Visual Effects Production Manager and Producer on films such as the Lord of the Rings, Avatar, Man of Steel, Narnia and Dawn of the Planet of the Apes among other projects. As further background, Jo Luping is a Kadazandusun Sabahan who has directed and produced award-winning documentaries that have screened in international film festivals and aired on Astro Television here in Malaysia. Siung Films was formed in 2014 with the express desire to create local narrative films. Borneo is the third largest island in the world and to many people it is a place of mystery and magic - beautiful beaches, dense jungles, tall mountains and erce inhabitants. It is a place full of stories and legends and we aim to bring these stories to a curious world.
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