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Te Whiringa Taura o Whanganui
Howard Taylor

Te Whiringa Taura o Whanganui

  • Documentary
RELEASE

2007-06-26

BUGET

N/A

LENGTH

52 min

Description

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."