Director:
Briar March
Run Time: 80 minutes
Country: NEW ZEALAND, USA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Year: 2010
Briar March
Run Time: 80 minutes
Country: NEW ZEALAND, USA, PAPUA NEW GUINEA
Year: 2010
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There Once Was an Island (Te Henua e Noho)
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Once upon a time, there was a beautiful tropical island in the Pacific. The Polynesian clans of the Takuu atoll in Papua New Guinea lived the same way for a thousand years, weaving fibers for huts, harvesting taro roots, and fishing for subsistence. With no shops and no electricity, the islanders relied on an unreliable boat from the mainland to provide them with supplies. But now trouble has come to Takuu. As a result of the industrialized world’s carbon dioxide emissions, the sea is rising and the islanders’ gardens and homes are threatened by salt water. Three clansmen allow us into their lives as they explain what the creeping tides mean for their way of life. The community invites scientists from Australia to evaluate the situation, hoping they might help hold off the water. Already the government is recommending they relocate to Bougainville, 250 km away. But what will remain of the Takuus’ traditional culture, not to mention their elders, many of whom refuse to leave? THERE ONCE WAS AN ISLAND shows the devastating results of climate change on one idyllic community. –B.B.
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| Sidebars | Standing Up Competition, Pacific Pearls, It's Easy Being Green |
| Producer | Briar March, Lyn Collie, Kelly Anderson, Mark Foster |
| Cinematography | Briar March |
| Editing | Prisca Bouchet, Briar March |
| Director Bio | Briar March has directed music videos, magazine shows, and commercials, and is currently completing a Master's degree at Stanford University. |
| Select Filmography | “Allie Eagle and Me” (2004), THERE ONCE WAS AN ISLAND (2010) |
| Print Source |
On the Level Productions takuufilm@gmail.com www.thereoncewasanisland.com |
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