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A 1970s film contrasting impressions of two places over the course of a day: Mana Island and Wellington city. Two young climbers (a teacher and a gardener) row out to the island while the sun rises and the city wakes up. Over smokes and beer, the men discuss why they climb; evocative shots of their rockface ascent are paralleled with shots of city bustle: traffic, Radio Windy DJs and new high rises. The genre of dramatised documentary was relatively new when cinematographer Attewell made this film — his directorial debut — mainly shot over two weekends in 1973.

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 Warrick  'Waka' Attewell
 Phil Oxenham

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 Jane Wong

Jane Wong

While I enjoyed the Wellington scenery, the beginning of the film was a bit disjointed and didn't seem to be edited particularly well. Perhaps just a sign of how far things have come?

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