Filming on the Whanganui River

With cameraman and collaborator, Alun Bollinger

Alun helped me enormously on what prooved to be a very demanding film. I will forever be grateful to him.
I was still filming 2 months into the editing waist deep in the wintery waters of the River Thames (London). It was strange filming alone getting the necessary shots for the beginning and end of the film.
I was lucky to be able to shoot the final material with a small crew in the UK and back home in New Zealand so that I could complete the film.

Filming on the Whanganui River with 'Kupapa Warriors' in the background

Samantha Morton (Sarah) and Rawiri Pene (Boy)

Unlucky colonial soldiers

Target practice

With co-producer Tainui Stephens, River Queen premiere