Māori leader Ned Tapa guides a canoe trip down New Zealand’s Whanganui River, exploring nature as a living ancestor.
Māori tribal leader Ned Tapa takes a group of friends and family on a breathtaking canoe trip down the Whanganui River in Aotearoa/New Zealand. The Whanganui is the iconic main character of the film, being the first river in the world to be recognized as a legal person - as a living and indivisible organism. For the Māori, the Whanganui is and always has been a living being – their ancestor. The film is an invitation to explore a different way of relating to the world around us - seeing nature not as something to own or exploit, but as something equal, something to care for and protect across generations.
