About Us
About the Directors:

Kristian A. M. Maynard is a freelance filmmaker, editor, and camera assistant, originally from Bristol, England.  Mr. Maynard was recently a member of the camera crew for the Oscar nominated film Frozen River (2008). He currently resides in Boston, Massachusetts.

Mary A. Ackley was a United States Peace Corps Volunteer in Fiji from 2003-2005, where she became fluent in Fijian.  She received a grant from the Tiffany & Co. Foundation in 2007 to conduct research on environmental risk perception in Fiji during her graduate studies at the University of Vermont.  Ms. Ackley is currently a Sustainable Energy Consultant at KEMA, Inc. in Boston, Massachusetts.

Full Production Credits:

Directed by: Kristian A. M. Maynard and Mary A. Ackley
Filmed by: Kristian A. M. Maynard
Written by: Mary Ackley and Saleem H. Ali, Ph.D.
Narrated by: Mary Ackley
Produced in association with the Center for Independent Documentary

We would like to thank greenKarat for sponsoring Rock of Gold and independent film:













To inquire about sponsorship opportunities, please contact: mary.ackley@gmail.com

A special thank you is also extended to the following organizations and individuals who helped make this film possible:

The Tiffany & Co. Foundation
The United States Peace Corps
Fiji Mineral Resources Department
Fiji Ministry of Health
Fiji Department of Environment
The University of the South Pacific
The University of Vermont
Saleem H. Ali, Ph.D.
Mr. Romeo Kivi and family
Mr. Pita Vatucawaqa and family
Mr. Joe Sandreu and family
The community of Vatukoula











Panorama of Toko Tailings Dam, Vatukoula, 2007. (Photo: Mary A. Ackley)


Photo: Saleem H. Ali

Website designed by Mary Ackley © 2009