2020-21 NEWS
Piero and Gino Rocco, a fishing trip, while shooting the film “Making Marlborough – the immigrant story” 2021.
The Multicultural Team
THE PROJECT
“Making Marlborough – the immigrant story” 2021. 50 minutes.
Research, scouting, interviews, camera, graphic design, Archive management.
THE PROJECT
“Making Marlborough – the immigrant story” 2021. 50 minutes.
Research, scouting, interviews, camera, graphic design, Archive management.
THE FUNDERS
The Marlborough Heritage Trust is working with the Marlborough Multicultural Centre and filmmaker Paul Davidson to tell our rich migrant stories in a new documentary film, generously funded by Marlborough Multicultural Centre (Marlborough District Council) and The Ministry of Ethnic Affairs. Written by Paul Davidson, Presented by Steve Austin. Research and Design by Barbara Gibb, Narration Steve Austin.
THE VIDEO
BACKGROUND
“Making Marlborough” will be presented by Steve Austin, the Chief Executive of the Marlborough Heritage Trust and Director of Marlborough Museum. A descendant of Chinese refugees, Steve is also a talented entertainer.
Steve will be joined on the project by experienced producer Paul Davidson. Paul’s qualifications include a Doctorate in Visual Arts, a Masters degree in Media Production and a significant number of film awards. His many New Zealand and Australian productions include several Marlborough heritage films, including histories of Ngati Apa iwi, Safe Air, Marlborough Wine Festival, “Once Were Whalers” and the intriguing “Kaikoura UFOs”.
RESEARCH
Paul Davidson films Shova and Anshul Gopta, recently married and settled in Marlborough, while shooting the film “Making Marlborough – the immigrant story”2021.
Paul Davidson, Barbara Gibb with Fiona Kidman and Te Papa staff, filming a sequence about Betty Guard’s comb, from the museum’s collection, while shooting the film “Making Marlborough – the immigrant story” 2021.
Imagine Marlborough today without the influence of:
• The English, Scottish and European farmers who built our agricultural industry;
• Italian whalers, fishermen and chefs – names like Perano, Dalliessi, Rocco and others;
• Wynen, Brownlee, Redwood, Dillon and the pioneers who developed the region;
• Lebanese, Croatian and Irish winemakers who saw great potential here;
• Indian, Chinese, Thai, Japanese, Swiss, Middle Eastern and South American cuisine;
• The energy of the Dutch and European migrants who came after the turmoil of two World Wars;
• The diverse engineers, seamen and aviators who connected Marlborough by land, sea and air;
• The visionary people from afar – Ernie Hunter, Ivan Yukich, Daniel Le Brun, Almuth Lorenz, Edel Everling and others who built a world-famous wine region;
• The more recent newcomers from migration and seeking refuge.