Te Whiringa Taura o Whanganui

In this documentary, tā moko artist and kapa haka teacher Sacha Te Utupoto Keating rode the Whanganui River on a journey to discover his whakapapa. Director Howard Taylor followed 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."

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, reviewing the documentary in The Sunday Star-Times

Key Cast & Crew

David Paul

Camera Operator

Sacha Te Utupoto Keating

Composer, Presenter

Sean O'Donnell

Camera Operator

Parata Reweti

Narrator

Howard Taylor

Director, Writer, Camera Operator, Producer, Editor

Anne Keating

Producer