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The Dawn Wall
Theatrical release poster
Directed by	Josh Lowell Peter Mortimer
Starring	Tommy Caldwell Kevin Jorgeson
Cinematography	Brett Lowell
Music by	Adam Crystal
Production companies	Red Bull Media House Sender Films
Distributed by	1091 Pictures
Release date	November 18, 2017 (2017-11-18) (IDFA)
Running time	100 minutes
Countries	United States Austria
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 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

The film premiered at the International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam on November 18, 2017.

Reception

Critical response

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, 100% of 18 critics' reviews are positive, with an average rating of 8.7/10. Metacritic, which uses a weighted average, assigned the film a score of 81 out of 100, based on 6 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".

Accolades

See also

• 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

1. "IDFA 2017 Program Guide by IDFA International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam". Issuu. November 7, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
2. "The Dawn Wall: Watch the Trailer". Adventure Sports Journal. March 9, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
3. "The Dawn Wall". Rotten Tomatoes. Fandango Media. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
4. "The Dawn Wall". Metacritic. Fandom, Inc. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
5. "The Dawn Wall y Free Solo se bañan de premios y nominaciones". Freeman Outdoors (in Spanish). October 16, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
6. Aziz, Neha (March 18, 2018). "2018 SXSW Film Festival Announces Audience Awards Winners". SXSW. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
7. "THE DAWN WALL. WINNER OF UIAA PRIZE AT THE 2018 TRENTO FILM FESTIVAL". UIAA. May 6, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
8. "Congratulations to the 2018 SF DocFest Award Winners!". San Francisco Film Festivals. June 18, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
9. "MIFF 2018 AUDIENCE AWARDS WINNERS ANNOUNCED". FilmInk. August 23, 2018. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
10. 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.
11. Auferbauer, Günter. "Mountainfilm Graz: Das Filmfestival im Rückblick". Österreichischer Alpenverein (in Austrian German). Retrieved November 16, 2023.
12. 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.
13. "Producers Guild Awards: 'Green Book' Named Outstanding Motion Picture". The Hollywood Reporter. January 19, 2019. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
14. "Nominations 2019". Cinema for Peace Foundation. Retrieved November 16, 2023.
15. "Nominees – 2020 Sports Programs & Events". The Emmys. March 18, 2020. Retrieved November 16, 2023.

External links

• Official website
• The Dawn Wall at IMDb

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