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Young Mountains

Television, 1992

 Young Mountains

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 Synopsis

The Southern Alps contain some of the youngest mountains in the world. In this NHNZ documentary awesome four seasons footage and sound design evoke the the tenuous richness of life in the vast, geologically dynamic landscape. Garrulous kea (the world’s only mountain parrot), Himalayan thar, “snow thrush” (crickets) and Mount Cook buttercup (the world’s largest) exist in a world of thundering avalanches and creaking glaciers. The classically filmed doco won a Merit Award at the 1993 International Wildlife Film Festival, Missoula.

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 Credits  (10)

 Michael Single

Michael Single
Director, Producer, Camera

 Guy Marris

Guy Marris
Research

 Errol Samuelson

Errol Samuelson
Sound

 Rudy Hueting

Rudy Hueting
Sound

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Added 25 July 2009

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Available from NHNZ.