{"id":126,"date":"2023-03-24T19:20:54","date_gmt":"2023-03-24T19:20:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/riveroffreedom.nz\/?page_id=126"},"modified":"2023-10-11T12:25:42","modified_gmt":"2023-10-10T23:25:42","slug":"about-us","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/riveroffreedom.nz\/index.php\/about-us\/","title":{"rendered":"About Us"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>We are a collective of filmmakers who donated our skills and time to document the story of the civil rights protest at Parliament during February and March 2022.&nbsp;This film was made possible through the generosity of thousands of supporters and volunteer hours.<\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"518\" data-attachment-id=\"884\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/riveroffreedom.nz\/index.php\/about-us\/post-screening-images-7-nicholasmacdonald-2\/\" 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768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riveroffreedom.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/Post-Screening-images-7-NicholasMacDonald-2-scaled.jpg?w=1840&amp;ssl=1 1840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riveroffreedom.nz\/index.php\/gaylene-barnes\/\">DIRECTOR &amp; EDITOR &#8211; Gaylene Barnes<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riveroffreedom.nz\/index.php\/jared-connon\/\">PRODUCER &#8211; Jared Connon<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riveroffreedom.nz\/index.php\/julian-arahanga\/\">PRODUCER &#8211; Sonny Arahanga<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riveroffreedom.nz\/index.php\/mark-lapwood\/\">CINEMATOGRAPHER &amp; CO-PRODUCER &#8211; Mark Lapwood<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riveroffreedom.nz\/index.php\/robin-monotti-graziadei\/\">EXECUTIVE PRODUCER &#8211; Robin Monotti Graziadei<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riveroffreedom.nz\/index.php\/russel-walder\/\">COMPOSER &#8211; Russel Walder<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><a href=\"https:\/\/riveroffreedom.nz\/index.php\/musicians\/\">MUSICIANS!<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-rounded\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"920\" height=\"584\" data-attachment-id=\"882\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/riveroffreedom.nz\/index.php\/about-us\/022_rof_wellingtonpremiere2023_marklapwood_00228_crazy-crew\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riveroffreedom.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/022_ROF_WellingtonPremiere2023_\u00a9MarkLapwood_00228_crazy-crew-scaled.jpg?fit=2560%2C1624&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2560,1624\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riveroffreedom.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/022_ROF_WellingtonPremiere2023_\u00a9MarkLapwood_00228_crazy-crew-scaled.jpg?resize=1536%2C974&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riveroffreedom.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/022_ROF_WellingtonPremiere2023_\u00a9MarkLapwood_00228_crazy-crew-scaled.jpg?resize=2048%2C1299&amp;ssl=1 2048w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/riveroffreedom.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/10\/022_ROF_WellingtonPremiere2023_\u00a9MarkLapwood_00228_crazy-crew-scaled.jpg?w=1840&amp;ssl=1 1840w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 920px) 100vw, 920px\" data-recalc-dims=\"1\" \/><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Thanks to all of the filmmakers who stood together during the Parliament and Picton protest to bring this story to the screen:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Aaron Cash<br>Becs Arahanga<br>Ben Vanderpoel<br>Briar Rose<br>Dane Scott<br>Greg Daniels<br>Heidi Watson<br>Helen Greenway<br>Jacqui Ennis<br>Jason Canovas<br>John Setter<br>Jordan Ranson<br>Olivia Benz<br>Ondrej Chucky Najman<br>Ruslan Makeev<br>Ryan Parkin<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Cinematography<\/strong><br>Mark Lapwood NZCS ACS<br>Dane Scott<br>Jordan Ranson<br>Gaylene Barnes<br>Briar Rose<br>Julian Arahanga<br>John Setter<br>Dave Perry<br>Ondrej Chucky Najman<br>Ruslan Makeev<br>Chris Ruane<br>Keelan Walker<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Sound Recordist<\/strong><br>Ben Vanderpoel<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Field Directing <\/strong><br>Francesca Carney<br>Meagan McNamara<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Additional Camera <\/strong><br>Hamish Johnson<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Camera Drivers Convoy <\/strong><br>Heidi Watson<br>Michael Faulkes<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong>Production Manager <\/strong><br>Francesca Carney<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p 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