The Dawn Wall
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Cinematography | Brett Lowell |
Music by | Adam Crystal |
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Distributed by | 1091 Pictures |
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Running time | 100 minutes |
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Language | English |
The Dawn Wall is a 2017 American-Austrian documentary film directed by Josh Lowell and Peter Mortimer about Tommy Caldwell and Kevin Jorgeson's successful attempt to create the first-ever big wall free climbing route—which they christened The Dawn Wall—on the historic southeast face (The Wall of Early Morning Light) of El Capitan in the Yosemite National Park, which had hitherto only been ascended by aid climbing techniques first pioneered by Warren Harding who make the first aided ascent of the face in 1970.
Release
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The film premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam on November 18, 2017.[1][2]
Reception
[edit]Critical response
[edit]On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.7/10.[3] Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]
Accolades
[edit]Award | Date of Ceremony | Category | Recipient(s) and nominee(s) | Result | Ref(s) |
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International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam | November 22, 2017 | Audience Award | The Dawn Wall | Nominated | [5] |
SXSW Film Festival | March 18, 2018 | Audience Award: Documentary Spotlight | The Dawn Wall | Won | [6] |
Trento Film Festival | May 6, 2018 | Best Mountaineering Film | The Dawn Wall | Won | [7] |
Mario Bello Award | The Dawn Wall | Won | |||
UIAA Prize | The Dawn Wall | Won | |||
San Francisco Documentary Festival | June 18, 2018 | Audience Award: Best Feature | The Dawn Wall | Won | [8] |
Melbourne International Film Festival | August 23, 2018 | Best Documentary | The Dawn Wall | Fourth place | [9] |
Documentary Audience Award | The Dawn Wall | Nominated | |||
Critics' Choice Documentary Awards | November 11, 2018 | Best Cinematography | Brett Lowell | Nominated | [10] |
Mountainfilm International Film Festival Graz | November 17, 2018 | Grand Prix Graz | The Dawn Wall | Won | [11] |
Cinema Eye Honors Awards | January 11, 2019 | Outstanding Achievement in Production | Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer, and Philipp Manderla | Nominated | [12] |
Producers Guild of America Awards | January 19, 2019 | Outstanding Producer of Documentary Theatrical Motion Pictures | Josh Lowell, Peter Mortimer, and Philipp Manderla | Nominated | [13] |
Cinema for Peace Awards | May 7, 2019 | International Green Film Award | The Dawn Wall | Nominated | [14] |
Sports Emmy Awards | August 11, 2020 | Outstanding Long Sports Documentary | The Dawn Wall | Nominated | [15] |
Outstanding Camera Work | Brett Lowell | Nominated |
See also
[edit]- Free Solo, a 2018 film on Alex Honnold's first free solo of El Capitan in Yosemite
- Meru, a 2015 film on the ascent of the Shark's Fin route on Meru Peak
References
[edit]- ^ "IDFA 2017 Program Guide by IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam". Issuu. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "The Dawn Wall: Watch the Trailer". Adventure Sports Journal. March 9, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "The Dawn Wall". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "The Dawn Wall". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "The Dawn Wall y Free Solo se bañan de premios y nominaciones". Freeman Outdoors (in Spanish). October 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ Aziz, Neha (March 18, 2018). "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Awards Winners". SXSW. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "THE DAWN WALL. WINNER OF UIAA PRIZE AT THE 2018 TRENTO FILM FESTIVAL". UIAA. May 6, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "Congratulations to the 2018 SF DocFest Award Winners!". San Francisco Film Festivals. June 18, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "MIFF 2018 AUDIENCE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED". FilmInk. August 23, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ Lewis, Hilary (November 10, 2018). "Mr. Rogers Film 'Won't You Be My Neighbor?' Tops Critics' Choice Documentary Awards". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ Auferbauer, Günter. "Mountainfilm Graz: Das Filmfestival im Rückblick". Österreichischer Alpenverein (in Austrian German). Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ Kilday, Gregg (January 11, 2019). "'Hale County This Morning, This Evening' Earns Top Prize at Cinema Eye Honors". The Hollywood Reporter. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "Producers Guild Awards: 'Green Book' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. January 19, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "Nominations 2019". Cinema for Peace Foundation. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
- ^ "Nominees – 2020 Sports Programs & Events". The Emmys. March 18, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2023.