Documentary film about the Christchurch rebuild to be premiered in April
February 28, 2014
A documentary film, produced by a University of Canterbury (UC) visiting professor, about Christchurch’s rebuild will be
premiered in April.
The film,Christchurch: Resilient City,features a number of UC academics and geography students along with key figures including Bishop Victoria Matthews,
former mayor Sir Bob Parker, Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority chief executive Roger Sutton, new mayor Lianne
Dalziel and a number of community people.
Professor Peter Newman, who produced the film, was an Erskine visitor in UC’s geography department and guest lecturer at
UC last year. The Erskine fellowship programme was established in 1963 following a generous bequest by former
distinguished UC student John Erskine.
The film will be launched at the Christchurch City Council on April 2 and the premiere will be hosted by the mayor.
Professor Newman made the film with Professor Tim Beatley, from the University of Virginia, Charlottesville, to show the
world how important are the many signs of hope that have been happening in Christchurch.
``It’s calledChristchurch: Resilient Cityas it shows how strongly Christchurch is fighting back against the destructive forces of the earthquakes. It was filmed
while I was a visitor to UC. It’s about a future of hope,’’ Professor Newman says.
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