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Forgotten Silver
Forgotten Silver is a 1995 New Zealand mockumentary film that purports to tell the story of a pioneering New Zealand filmmaker. It was written and directed by Peter Jackson and Costa Botes, both of whom appear in the film in their roles as makers of the documentary.
Synopsis.
"Forgotten Silver" purports to tell the story of "forgotten" New Zealand filmmaker Colin McKenzie, and the rediscovery of his lost films, which presenter Peter Jackson claims to have found in an old shed. McKenzie is presented
generations of silversmits have also rescued a forgotten technique of combining different metals, which has a pre Hispanic origin, called “wedded metals.”
The craft remains important in Taxco, buoyed by the town’s status as a tourist attraction, as well as the National Silver Fair (Feria Nacional de la Plata) and competition in the last week of November. Most of the town’s production is sold to tourists, and is taken out of Mexico. One challenge to the silver industry has been the price of silver,