New Zealand / Jul 01, 2006
Earthquake (2006)
Directed by Gaylene Preston
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Eyewitness accounts of New Zealand's most devastating earthquake in modern times
45min
Overall average
5.0/10
Plot
The Hawke’s Bay earthquake was New Zealand’s worst civil disaster. Over 250 people died following the 7.8 quake on 3 February 1931. In this full-length documentary, director Gaylene Preston (Hope and Wire) gathers eyewitness accounts from survivors, including kuia Hana Lyola Cotter, who recounts joining the rescue effort as a teen, poet Lauris Edmond, and a student from Greenmeadows Seminary. Included is eye-opening newsreel footage of the damage. Earthquake was nominated for Best Popular Documentary at the 2006 Qantas TV Awards; it won best sound at the NZ Screen Awards.
Genres
Documentary
Technical details
| Detail | Value |
|---|---|
| Original title | Earthquake |
| Original language | EN |
| Production countries | New Zealand |
| Status | Released |
| Release date | 1 luglio 2006 |
| Production | Gaylene Preston |
| Editing | Raewyn Humphries |
| Cinematography | Ed Davis, David Paul |
| Assistant directors | Gaylene Preston |
| Music | Richard Gannon, Chris Hiles, Polly McKinnon, Melanie Graham, David Holmes, Michael Hedges |
| Sound | Richard Gannon, Chris Hiles, Polly McKinnon, Melanie Graham, David Holmes, Michael Hedges |
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