Toba: An ancient Austronesian name for the volcanic highlands of North Sumatra and its people; a word whose phonetic shape echoes the Hebrew tovah ("goodness") and the Arabic tuba ("blessedness").

Toba Studios creates documentary portraits of contemporary poets. Each film unfolds over several days, combining extended conversations with landscapes and daily life to create a nuanced portrait of a poet in their own time and place. Alongside these films, Toba preserves and makes accessible select poets' archives, ensuring that important literary legacies remain available to future generations.

Toba Studios

After the Noise