I am the River, the River is me: Filmscreening und Q&A

In the organizer's words:

An event as part of the program accompanying the special exhibition He Toi Ora. Soulful Art of the Māori on Sunday, December 7, 2025 at 11 am at the Museum Fünf Kontinente

Film screening of I am the River, the River is me

In the film I am the River, the River is me (2024, 88 min., English and Māori with German subtitles), Māori river guardian Ned Tapa takes a group of filmmakers, international water representatives and activists on a canoe trip on the Whanganui River in Aotearoa / New Zealand. The 320-kilometre-long river is the first in the world to be recognized as a legal entity in 2017.

For over 150 years, the Māori have been passionately fighting to protect their sacred lifeline. Along this spiritual waterway, travelers share stories of resilience, destruction and healing. Through the spirit of the river as companion and narrator, the film reflects on indigenous wisdom, the interconnectedness of all life and the global movement for the rights of nature. A call to rethink our value systems towards nature and community - for the benefit of all future life on earth.

Q&A with the filmmaker couple

Following the film screening, the filmmaker couple Corinne van Egeraat (producer) and Petr Lom (director) will be available for a Q&A moderated by curator Dr. Hilke Thode-Arora.
The discussion will be held in English.

Accompanying program to the special exhibition

All events of the accompanying program to the special exhibition can be found on the museum's website in the program overview.

Price information:

Admission is included in the ticket to the special exhibition.