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Click to expand Image A girl in her fishing boat off the coast of Malaita Province, Solomon Islands.

© 2025 NowHere Media/Human Rights Watch Greetings from the Venice International Film Festival, where amidst the cinematic glamour, we are launching something raw and powerful: “Solwata”.It is an immense privilege to be here sharing this new immersive documentary—co-created with the communities of Walande, Ngongosila, and Kwai in Solomon Islands, co-produced with Human Rights Watch, Agog, and NowHere Media, and narrated by Mark Ruffalo—bringing the…

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Primary source: Human Rights Watch News · August 31, 2026

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