Showing between 23 May – 16 June, see link for exact dates and times.

In 2017, the Whanganui River in Aotearoa/New Zealand became the first river in the world to be granted equal rights to humans. This was the result of over 150 years of legal struggle by the Maori, who see the river as their ancestors, as an indivisible and spiritual being.

Ned Tapa, the Maori guardian of the river, takes the filmmakers, international water representatives and activists on a five-day canoe trip on the impressive river.

As river and travellers flow organically together, there is both lightness, humour, and room for healing echoes of the colonial past. I Am The River, The River Is Me is more than a journey through a breathtaking landscape and a society that seems so far removed from our Western one – it is a call for action, a call to rethink value systems towards nature and community for the sake of all future life on earth. ‘I feel it is my job to ensure that what I’ve been given, I hand on to others.’- Ned Tapa (Whanganui)

Director: Petr Lom

Duration: 88 minutes