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Shot by photographer Brian Brake as a NFU tourism promo, Snows of Aorangi surveys New Zealand's mountain landscapes. Brake captures stunning imagery: ethereal ice forests, lightning storms, volcanic craters, glaciers, avalanches, kea. Three skiers are mesmerising as they scythe downhill from Almer Hut: "for a little while they've given themselves to the rhythm of sky and earth" runs the James K Baxter-scripted narration. It was the first NZ film to compete for an Oscar, nominated in the Best Short Subject (Live Action) category in 1959.
Brian Brake is internationally known for his work as a stills photographer, but in the early 1950s, after training with Spencer Digby (a well known Wellington photographic studio), Brake, just into ...
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Short Film, 1949 (Full Length)
Another Brian Brake film from the NFU
Short Film, 1955 (Full Length)
An NFU film about high country sheep farming shot by Brian Brake
Short Film, 1958 (Full Length)
An NFU title about the wildlife in the mountains
Television, 1993 (Full Length)
A programme about another iconic NZ photographer
Short Film, 1946 (Full Length)
A jaunty early NFU film about winter sports at Aoraki/Mount Cook
Television, 1994 (Full Length)
Film commemorating 100 years since first ascent of Mt Cook
Short Film, 1954 (Full Length)
More South Island scenery shot by Brian Brake
1959 Academy Awards
Nominated for Best Short Subject (Live Action)
1954 Brussels International Tourist Film Festival
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D Liechti
Posted at 04.52PM - 28.04.2012
My father (Rolf Liechti) also worked on this movie he was carrying camera gear and supplies.