Abstract:
Introduction: [No abstract available].This project is a feature-length digital film named The river's secret. It is a docu/drama that follows the Mike Leigh method by using improvisation workshops ... as they respond to the location ... the Waiwera Valley ... The project address land issues as seen from Celtic and Maori viewpoints ... This document examines particular themes within The river's secret - land, gender, sacred creatures and coincidence ... The film is then situated within a context of New Zealand cinema by examining its relationship to selected other films depicting Maori,