
Forcenturies,theMaroonsinSurinamehavekeptcapitalistsocietyatbay.DescendantsofenslavedAfricanswhoescapedplantations,theysurvivedbyadheringtoancestralvalues.Inrecentyears,however,economicinterestshavepenetrateddeepintotherainforest. BoatmanBoogienavigatestheMaroniRiver,whichformstheborderbetweenSurinameandFrenchGuiana,todeliveressentialcargotoremoteMaroonandIndigenouscommunities.Whiletheseforestpeoplesgrowtheirownfood,theyareincreasinglydependentonboatmenfortheirdailyprovisions.Climate-drivenfloodinganddroughtsaredestroyingtheircrops,andgoldminingispoisoningthewater. WhenBoogieissummonedbyhisclanleaderstoattendhisnephew’strial,thedemandsofhisworkbegintoconflictwithhistraditionalduties.Duringawindingjourneyfarupstream,thecurrentsgrowincreasinglyunpredictable. Themulti-voicednarrativeofthishybrid,participatorydocumentarydrawsinspirationfromthemato,acollectiveMaroonstorytellingtechniqueinwhichthetellerisinterruptedbyotherswhoaddtheirownstoriesandsongs.