70 mins |
Rated
E
Directed by Kathleen Gallagher
Director Kathleen Gallagher in attendance for a Q+A after the conclusion of the screening.
Our swamps are the solution we need to dig us out of the looming environmental disasters humanity faces. We in Aotearoa New Zealand have drained 90% of our swamps in the last 150 years. Swamps and wetlands are wahi tapu sacred places and mahinga kai food gathering places, sustainers of life and home to 40% of the world’s species. They are among the world’s most valuable and bio-diverse ecosystems.
Despite only occupying between 5 - 8% of the earth's land surface, wetlands hold between 20 - 30% of the earth's estimated global soil carbon.
Wetlands provide the best natural defence against devastating floods and storm surges. This film explores the re-flooding, re-creation and restoration of our wetlands by 60 kaitiaki repo/swamp guardians from throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. as they restore our old and intimate relationships with Rohe Kōreporepo, our swamps, our sacred places.
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Director Kathleen Gallagher in attendance for a Q+A after the conclusion of the screening.
Our swamps are the solution we need to dig us out of the looming environmental disasters humanity faces. We in Aotearoa New Zealand have drained 90% of our swamps in the last 150 years. Swamps and wetlands are wahi tapu sacred places and mahinga kai food gathering places, sustainers of life and home to 40% of the world’s species. They are among the world’s most valuable and bio-diverse ecosystems.
Despite only occupying between 5 - 8% of the earth's land surface, wetlands hold between 20 - 30% of the earth's estimated global soil carbon.
Wetlands provide the best natural defence against devastating floods and storm surges. This film explores the re-flooding, re-creation and restoration of our wetlands by 60 kaitiaki repo/swamp guardians from throughout Aotearoa New Zealand. as they restore our old and intimate relationships with Rohe Kōreporepo, our swamps, our sacred places.