Disaster Preparedness in the Solomon Islands

Communities across the Pacific are preparing for the cyclone season. The cyclone season runs from November until May. Even small storms can quickly build into tropical cyclones, bringing with them winds in excess of 200km/hr, drenching rain and waves over four metres.

Disaster preparedness can ensure communities are safer and more resilient to the cyclone season, limiting potential loss and damage. Simulation drills are a key tool for government, NGOs and most importantly communities to understand and coordinate their roles in case a disaster strikes.

This film was shot across two days with the Oibola community in Solomon Islands Malaita province. All actors in the village scenes are non-professional actors and are actual residents of the Oibola community. The community were engaged in the scriptwriting and performance and the first screening of the film was in the community in late November 2021.