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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-Austriandocumentary film directed by Josh Lowell andPeter Mortimer aboutTommy Caldwell andKevin Jorgeson's successful attempt to create the first-everbig wallfree climbing route—which they christenedThe Dawn Wall—on the historic southeast face (The Wall of Early Morning Light) ofEl Capitan inYosemite National Park, which had hitherto only been ascended byaid climbing techniques first pioneered byWarren Harding who made the first aided ascent of the face in 1970.
The film premiered at theInternational Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam on November 18, 2017.[1][2]
On thereview aggregator websiteRotten Tomatoes, 100% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.7/10.[3]Metacritic, which uses aweighted average, assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".[4]
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 |