Bridge Under the Water

Posted Tuesday 23 Aug 2011

Bridge Under the Water is a documentary about Cromwell, a town in central Otago where residents were faced with rising waters behind Clyde Dam, the last of Muldoon's "Think Big Projects" of the 1980s. The film follows the people most affected by the dam and their journey of remembrance. It explores the personal themes of history, loss, gain, progression, expectations, controversy and acceptance and celebrates the community's efforts to save what they could of their main street.

The producer/director of the project, Gemma Duncan had previously exhibited her photography of Cromwell's historic ruins during her Bachelor of Fine Arts at Massey University. Duncan is also the 2009 recipient of the V48 Hours/Unitec Aspiring Filmmaker Award. Duncan says "I always wanted to follow up with the photography work I had already done on Cromwell, and I believe documentary is the perfect medium to offer these personal stories to an audience." If you would like to know more about this project, get in touch with Gemma at gemmaduncan.film@gmail.com or visit the film's blog here.

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