Tā moko artist and kapa haka teacher Sacha Te Utupoto Keating travels the Whanganui River, on a journey to discover his whakapapa. Director Howard Taylor follows Sacha's story and the histories of the awa. He weaves oral histories, reconstructions, archival footage, and lush images into a story of people, place, and the ongoing battle for tino rangatiratanga over the river. "Taylor's investigation of the mythical, historical, ecological and spiritual aspects of the Whanganui River is deeply moving." wrote Grant Smithies in The Sunday Star-Times. "You're left entertained, enlightened and politicised."