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Te Whiringa Taura O Whanganui
Te Whiringa Taura O Whanganui
Television (Excerpts) – 2007 Documentary Māori
Tagata Pasifika - Indigenous People
Featuring Whetu Fala, a Samoan-Māori from Wanganui
The Legend of the Whanganui River
A 1952 NFU promotional film about the river
Guardians of the Light
A history of lighthouses in New Zealand directed by...
River Queen
Feature film set on the Whanganui River during the New...
People of the Waikato
More river imagery and history
Te Awa Tupua - Voices from the River
Another documentary on the Whanganui River
Ta moko artist and kapa haka teacher Sacha Utupoto Keating rides the Whanganui River on a journey to discover his whakapapa. Director Howard Taylor follows Sacha's personal story and the wider histories of the awa, weaving reconstructions, archival footage and lush river images into a rich story of people and place. "Taylor's investigation of the mythical, historical, ecological and spiritual aspects of the Whanganui River is deeply moving." said Grant Smithies in the Sunday Star Times."You're left entertained, enlightened and politicised."
Key Cast & Crew
Howard Taylor
Anne Keating
I usually run a mile from docos containing too many historical "dramatisations" ... But writer/director Howard Taylor's investigation of the mythical, historical, ecological and spiritual aspects of the Whanganui River is deeply moving ... You're left entertained, enlightened and politicised.– Grant Smithies, Sunday Star Times
Availability
Available to purchase from the Filmshop.
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Acknowledgements
Made with funding from NZ On Air.