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The Dominant Species is a loopy look at the relationship between people and cars in 1975 Aotearoa ... from an alien's eye view. From Mark IIs to VWs, anti-car activism to driveway car-washing, this tripped-out assembly covers all car parts. Nifty animations and FX intersperse the alien automotive anthropological survey. There's a priceless ladykilling Jesus Christ atop-a-motorcar dream sequence; and Wagner's Ride of the Valkyries scores a rugby match traffic jam (predating Apocalypse Now's choppers). Peculiar but awesome! Future-historian James Belich is an extra.
The alien viewpoint of The Dominant Species was a device to allow a fresh look at aspects of the love/hate relationship between humans and vehicles, but there's nothing too exotic about the behaviour depicted, which is very ...
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Television, 1971 (Full Length Episode)
Also narrated by Bernard Kearns
Television, 1988 (Full Length Episode)
Doco series includes a visit to a Ford factory in Ohio
Television, 1978 (Full Length Episode)
Another idiosyncratic take on Kiwi cars and cities in the 70s
Finalist - Most
Outstanding Website
The ONYAs 2010 & 2011
Best Entertainment Website
Finalist – Website design
Qantas Media Awards 2009
NZ ON SCREEN 2012
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David Huggett
Posted at 05.24PM - 04.05.2011
Truly Remarkable!