We use cookies to help us understand how you use our site, and make your experience better. To find out more read our privacy policy.
Play

00:00

/

00:00

Full screen
Video quality

Low 0 MB

High 0 MB

HD 0 MB

Captions
Volume
Volume
Hero image for Song of the Kauri

Song of the Kauri

Film (Excerpts) – 2012

This 2012 documentary explores the economic and creative potential of one of the icons of New Zealand’s forest: the kauri. Logging and fire have destroyed 95% of Aotearoa’s great kauri forests (this film was made before kauri dieback disease became a major threat). Director Mathurin Molgat poses a solution to the tree’s survival: commercial harvest. He frames the film around Laurie Williams, who makes guitars from the wood. In this excerpt, musician Tiki Taane talks about Tāne Mahuta, and a tree is prepared for felling. The film screened at a number of festivals in the United States. 

Song of the Kauri tackles the universal politics of living on the tightrope between environmental sustainability and economic survival.
– Director Mathurin Molgat

Key Cast & Crew

Profile image for Annie Collins

Annie Collins

Editor

Generic Profile image for Dave Turnbull

Dave Turnbull

Co-Producer, Technical Advisor

Profile image for Mathurin Molgat

Mathurin Molgat

Director, Producer, Composer

Generic Profile image for Alan Hereford

Alan Hereford

Additional Camera

Generic Profile image for Jeff Aldridge

Jeff Aldridge

Additional Camera

Generic Profile image for Ron Burt

Ron Burt

Editor

See all 13 credits

Produced by

Mathurin Molgat

Source

Mathurin Molgat

Music

Live score by Mathurin Molgat and Nigel Gavin
Documentary includes music by Tiki Taane, Jackson Browne, Miranda Adams, Michael Chapdelaine, Jessie Coutts, Steve Wildey, Eden Roberts and Mark Mazengarb

Categories